1899 Liberian general election

1899 Liberian general election

1899

Presidential election

Nominee William D. Coleman Anthony D. Williams, Jr. Party TWP National Union

President before election William D. Coleman TWP Elected President William D. Coleman TWP

General elections were held in Liberia in 1899. In the presidential election, incumbent William D. Coleman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a second full term (his first, partial term was spent completing the term of President Joseph James Cheeseman who had died in office),^[1] defeating Anthony D. Williams, Jr. of the National Union.^[2]

References

1. Elections in Liberia African Elections Database
2. Carl Patrick Burrowes (1995). "Democracy Or Disarmament: Some Second Thoughts On Amos Sawyer And Contemporary Politicians". Liberian Studies Journal. XX (1): 117–125.