Liberia Counties
Party abbreviations: LAP = Liberian Action Party; LPP = Liberian People's Party; NDP = National Democratic Party of Liberia; NPFL = National Patriotic Front of Liberia; NPP = National Patriotic Party (authoritarian); UP = Unity Party (centerist); Mil = Military; - Former parties: INPF = Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL dissidents, Prince Johnson personalist); RP = Republican Party (democratic, 1867-1876); TWP = True Whig Party (always victorious 1878-1980, descendants of immigrants from the U.S. who had been slaves, est.1869) - this page is currently incomplete -
Counties Bomi
19 Mar 1984 Bomi County Superintendents c.1980's J. Darkir Lasana c.1999 Alfred B Anderson c.2004 - 200. Haja Washington (f) 200. - Mohammed Alieu Massaley Bong
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1964 Bong County Superintendents 1964 - 1968 James Y. Gbarbea (d. ....) 1968 - 1971 Augustus W. Korwaya 1971 - 1976 Harry A. Greaves 1976 - 1980 Joseph A. Yorwatei 1980 - 1983 Bardeh B. Zaza 1983 Ayom Cassell 1980's Venecious K. Vorkpor .... - .... John Najohn Suah .... - .... J. Fulton Dunbar .... - .... Aloysius Sackie .... - .... Daniel Weedtol .... - .... George S. Mulbah (b. 1965) 200. - Ranney B. Jackson, Sr. (suspended Oct 2008 - 2009) 2008 - 2009 Dan Hartzman (acting?) Gbarpolu
Jan 2001 Gbarpolu County Superintendents c.2004 - Gertrude T. Weah Lamine (f) Grand Bassa
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Grand Bassa County Superintendents 1856 Anthony William Gardner (1st time) 1856 - 1860 .... 1860 - 1862 Anthony William Gardner (2nd time) 1862 - 1866 .... 1866 - 1872 Thomas Moore 1872 - 1876 J.D. Preston 1876 - 1877 Anthony William Gardner (3rd time) 1877 - 1879 .... 1879 - 1880 James Skivring Smith (1st time) (b. 1825 - d. 1884?) 1880 - 1883 .... 1883 - 1884 James Skivring Smith (2nd time) (s.a.) 1885 J.H. Fuller 1885 - 1888 .... 1888 - 1892 James Skivring Smith (3rd time) (s.a.) 1892 - 1896 C.C. Brown 1896 - 1900 Philip Tyler 1900 - 1904 Joseph D. Summerville (b. 1860 - d. ....) 1904 - 1908 D.T. Harris 1908 - 1912 Thomas Moore 1912 - 1920 J.T. Ennis 1920 - 1924 H.A. Page 1924 - 1927 James Skivring Smith, Jr. 1927 - 1930 James E. Smith 1930 - 1932 William Bryant 1932 - 1935 Thomas H. Greaves (1st time) 1935 - 1936 J.T. Ennis 1936 - 1943 Edward Lysander Dunn (1st time) 1943 - 1946 Thomas H. Greaves (2nd time) 1946 - 1948 Edward Lysander Dunn (2nd time) 1948 - 1952 Levi H. Martin 1952 - 1954 George Flamma Sherman 1954 - 1965 Joshua L. Harmon 1965 - 1970 Charles H. Williams 1970 - 1972 Lawrence E. Morgan 1972 - 1980 Joseph M.N. Gbadyu 1980 - 1986 John Y. Krakue 1986 - 1990 Thomas Johnson 1990 - 1997 .... 1997 - 1999 Grechin Martin-Johnson .... - .... Robert Vonyeegar .... - .... Blamoh Nelson .... - .... Nathaniel K. Innis (acting) (b. 1956) c.2006 - Julia Duncan-Cassell (f) Grand Cape Mount
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Grand Cape Mount County Superintendents 1856 - 1860 Anthony David Williams, Sr. 1860 - 1861 R.L. Stryker c.1862 Thomas Hunter c.1869 Abram Blackford 1872 - 1873 Joseph W. Diggs (1st time) 1874 - 1874 Joseph W. Diggs (2nd time) c.1879 Joseph W. Diggs (3rd time) 1881 - 1889 Robert James Benjamin Watson (1st time) 1890 - 1891 Daniel Ware 1892 Jacob Hoff (1st time) 1892 - 1894 C. Willis Houston 1894 - 1896 Jacob Hoff (2nd time) 1897 - 1907 Robert James Benjamin Watson (2nd time) 1907 - c. 1924 .... c.1924 Reginald A. Sherman c.1929 Isaac A. David, Sr. c.1935 Charles H. Marshall 1953 - 1956 Frank F. Gailor c.1960 M. Fahnbulleh Jones c.1964 John Harvey c.1976 Abraham Jackson 1976 - 1980 Henry Boima Fahnbulleh, Sr. 1980 - 1986 John Hezekiah Bowen (b. 19.. - d. 2010) c.2004. - Catherine Watson-Khasu (f) Grand Gedeh
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1964 Grand Gedeh County Superintendents 26 Jul 1964 - 1971 Moses Poka Harris, Sr. (b. 1913 - d. 2003) 1971 - 1972 John G. Rancy 1972 - 1977 Albert T. White 1977 - 1978 T. Kudah Jarry 1978 - 1980 John Pehee Beh 1980 - 1983 Washington W. Garley 1983 Johnny G. Garley 19.. - 19.. Collins Teah 1997 - .... Ruth Milton (f) .... - 200. Brown Tardy 200. - Christopher Beh Bailey Grand Kru
19 Jul 1984 Grand Kru County Superintendents 1980's Daniel B. Bedell c.2004 - Rosalind T. Sneh (f) Lofa
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1964 Lofa County Superintendents 1964 - 1968 Robert H.Q. Kennedy, Sr. 1968 - 1972 Dominic D. Ballayan 1972 - 1976 Edward Sumo Jones 1976 - 1980 Thomas N. Brima 1980 - 1982 Henry Marvie 1982 - 1983 John S. Acquoi 1983 Gayflor Y. Johnson 1983 - 200. .... 200. - Garlakpai W. Kortimai Margibi
13 Dec 1985 Margibi County, formed from parts of Montserrado and Bong Counties. Superintendents 1980's Amos G. Bohn .... - .... Flasher Garjuan Chideryou (b. 1949) 200. - Levi Z. Piah Maryland
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 28 Feb 1857 Maryland County Superintendents 1857 - 1867 Joseph T. Gibson 1867 Charles Harmon 18.. - 18.. James Benjamin Dennis c.1870 Auburn Tuman c.1876 James A. Tuning c.1877 Joseph P. Gibson c.1897 J.W. Ashton 1907 - 1909 F.O. Thorne c.1922 Allen N. Yancy c.1935 Harold Fredericks 1944 - 1952 George Tillman Brewer, Sr. 1952 - 1971 .... 1971 - 1978 James Daniel Anderson 1978 - 1980 L. Cox 1980 - 1982 Jospeh D. Cooper 1982 G. Wahnleh Elliot 1982 - 1997 .... 1997 - 1999 Victor Walker 1999 - ... Horatio Dan Marias 200. - Sie Teba Neufville Montserrado
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Montserrado County Superintendents 1870 - 1871 Hopkins W. Erskine 1871 Jacob M. Moore c.1892 Thomas C. Lomax c.1900 Daniel E. Howard 1904 - 1907 James A. Railey c.1916 James J. Morris 1971 - 1976 A.B. Anderson 1976 - 1980 Samuel Smith 1982 Franklin G. Smith .... - .... Rupel E. Marshall, Sr. .... - .... Josephine George-Francis (f) c.2004 - Nyenekon Beauty Snoh-Barcon (f) Nimba
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1964 Nimba County organized. Superintendents (order uncertain) 1964 - 1968 Gabriel Fangarlow 1968 - 1970 Samuel T. Volker 1970 - 1972 David Dwanyen 1972 - 1977 David Toweh 1977 - 1980 Joseph Fulton Dunbar 1980 - 1982 Robert G. Saye (d. 1982) 1982 - 1983 Jospeh N. Farngalo .... - .... J. Gonda Wilke ..... .... Steven Daniels 1997 - .... Yarlor Saywon .... - .... Harrison S. Kamwea, Sr. .... - .... Rachel Miller (f) .... - .... James W. Zotaa, Sr. .... - 2009 Robert Saye Kamei 26 Sep 2009 - Edith Gongloe Weh (f) River Cess
18 Apr 1985 River Cess County, formed from parts of Sinoe and Grand Bassa Counties. Superintendents 1980's Jimmy Cooper c.1999 Jasper Ben .... - .... Jay Jonathan Banney .... - .... B. Rancy Ziankahn .... - .... Francis S. Page 2009 - Wellington Geevon-Smith River Gee
Jun 2000 River Gee County, split from Grand Gedeh County. Superintendents 2000 - 200. Christian S. Chea 2006? - J. Karku Sampson Sinoe
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Sinoe County Superintendents 1847 - 1851 Richard E. Murray 1851 - 1853 Washington Moulton 1853 - 1857 Stephen H. Crayton 1857 - 1861 Edward S. Morris 1861 - 1865 .... 1865 - 1868 Henry B. Stewart 1872 - .... H.C. Brooks c.1876 James M. Strother 1880 - 1881 W.W. McDonough 1883 - 188. C. Kirk 1888 - 1892 Jacob J. Ross 1895 - .... David W. Frazier 1907 - 19.. H.C. Birch 1948 - 19.. Harrison Grigsby 1952 - 1961 James Edward Greene .... - .... Claudius Major .... - .... Nelson Broderick 1976 - 1980 J. Dominique Bing .... - .... Samuel B. Taylor c.1999 Wilhemina Davis (f) .... - .... James Davies (b. 1947) .... - .... Sylvester Grigsby 30 Oct 2009 - J. Milton Teahjay ©2009 Ben Cahoon |