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Encyclopedia > Arthur Barclay
Arthur Barclay

Order 14th President
President from January 4, 1904January 1, 1912
Vice President J. J. Dossen
Preceded by Garretson W. Gibson
Succeeded by Daniel Edward Howard
Born July 31, 1854
Bridgetown, Barbados
Political party True Whig

Arthur Barclay (18541938) was a Liberian politician. Image File history File links Arthur_Barclay. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Garretson Wilmot Gibson (May 20, 1832 - April 26, 1910) was President of Liberia from December 11, 1900, to January 4, 1904. ... Daniel Edward Howard (August 4, 1861-July 9, 1935) was president of Liberia from 1912 to 1920. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bridgetown, population 5,928 (1990), formerly the Town of Saint Michael, is the capital city lies in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. ... The True Whig Party, also known as Liberian Pumpkin Party, was Liberias only legal political party for over 100 years, from 1878 to the coup detat of 1980. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Barclay was born on July 31, 1854 in Bridgetown, Barbados, and was educated in Liberia. Father to Anthony Barclay, who later served on the Liberian Supreme Court and Uncle to President Edwin Barclay. Arthur Barclay is also the grandfather to Mai Barclay Roberts, a noted member of the clergy and regarded as one of Liberia's most influential religious officials. The City of Bridgetown, population 5,928 (1990) metropolitan area 110,000 (2000), formerly the Town of Saint Michael, is the Capital city of the island nation of Barbados. ...


Arthur Barclay was the 14th President of Liberia, serving from November 4, 1904 until January 1, 1912, representing the True Whig Party. He had previously served as Secretary of the Treasury under his predecessor, Garretson W. Gibson. The following is a list of Presidents of Liberia, followed by a list of interim and transitional leaders: List of Presidents of Liberia List of Interim and Non-Presidential Heads of State Last election The last elections were held in November of 2005. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The True Whig, also known as Liberian Whig Party, was Liberias only legal political party for over 100 years, from 1878 to the coup detat of 1980. ... Garretson Wilmot Gibson (May 20, 1832 - April 26, 1910) was President of Liberia from December 11, 1900, to January 4, 1904. ...


In the late 1920s, he was a member of a League of Nations commission into the recruitment and selling of contract labour as slaves. The scandal, which caused much of the government to resign, ended with Arthur Barclay's nephew, secretary of state Edwin Barclay becoming president of Liberia. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. ... Edwin James Barclay (1882-1955) was a Liberian politician. ...


Other members of the Barclay clan include: Marjorie Cooper, Elizabeth Cooper, Anthony Barclay, Dr. Murray Barclay, Dr. Emanuel Barclay, Wokie Mai Weah, Charles Benedict Roberts, Juanita Roberts Ramirez, Ida Johansson, Elise Cooper, Roland Cooper,

Preceded by:
Garretson W. Gibson
President of Liberia
1904–1912
Succeeded by:
Daniel E. Howard

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Edwin Barclay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (264 words)
Edwin Barclay, a member of the True Whig Party which ruled at that time, served as foreign minister and secretary of state of Liberia in the government of Charles D.B. King from 1920 until 1930.
Barclay is credited with helping the country survive some of Liberia's greatest threats to its sovereignty in that country's history.
Barclay retired in 1944 and was replaced by William Tubman.
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