1863 Liberian general election

General elections were held in Liberia on 5 May 1863.^[1] The presidential election resulted in a victory for Daniel Bashiel Warner of the Republican Party, defeating Chief Justice Boston Jenkins Drayton.^[2] Warner took office on 4 January 1864.

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1863 Liberian general election

← 1861 5 May 1863 1865 â†’

Presidential election

Nominee Daniel Bashiel Warner Boston Jenkins Drayton Party Republican Anti-Administration

President before election Stephen Allen Benson Republican Elected President Daniel Bashiel Warner Republican

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