1891 Liberian general election

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,^[1] who defeated former Secretary of War and Navy Anthony D. Williams Jr., who ran on the New Republican Party ticket.^[2]

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1891 Liberian general election

← 1889 1891 1893 â†’

Presidential election

Nominee Joseph James Cheeseman Anthony D. Williams Jr. Party TWP New Republican

President before election Hilary R. W. Johnson TWP Elected President Joseph James Cheeseman TWP

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Cheeseman took office on 4 January 1892.