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1891 Liberian general election

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Field	Value
country	Liberia
next_election	1893 Liberian general election
next_year	1893
previous_election	1889 Liberian general election
previous_year	1889
election_date	1891
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Anthony D. Williams Jr.
party2	New Republican
image1	Joseph Cheeseman2.jpg
nominee1	Joseph James Cheeseman
party1	True Whig Party
title	President
before_election	Hilary R. W. Johnson
before_party	True Whig Party
after_election	Joseph James Cheeseman
after_party	True Whig Party

General elections were held in Liberia in 1891. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Joseph James Cheeseman of the True Whig Party, who defeated former Secretary of War and Navy Anthony D. Williams Jr., who ran on the New Republican Party ticket.

Cheeseman took office on 4 January 1892.

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia] African Elections Database
Burrowes, Carl Patrick. (2004). "Power and press freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: the impact of globalization and civil society on media-government relations". Africa World Press, Inc..

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