J. J. Dossen

J. J. Dossen
16th Vice President of Liberia
In office January 1, 1906 – January 1, 1912
President	Arthur Barclay
Preceded by	Joseph D. Summerville
Succeeded by	Samuel George Harmon
8th Chief Justice of Liberia
In office 1913–1924
Nominated by	Daniel Edward Howard
Preceded by	James A. Toliver
Succeeded by	F. E. R. Johnson
Personal details
Born	c. 1866 Maryland County, Liberia
Died	August 17, 1924 Monrovia, Liberia
Political party	True Whig Party

James Jenkins Dossen (c.1866 – August 17, 1924^[1]) was a Liberian politician and jurist, serving as the 16th vice president of Liberia from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay.^[1][2][3] He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913 and served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years, before being elevated to the position of Chief Justice for 13 years.^[1][3][2] The J. J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in Harper, Maryland County, one of the hospitals in south-eastern Liberia, is named after him.^[4]

References

1. Marcus Garvey; Robert A. Hill (1983). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers - Volume V: September 1922-August 1924. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-05817-8.
2. Louis R. Harlan; Raymond W. Smock (1980). Booker T. Washington Papers - Volume 9: 1906-8. University of Illinois Press. p. 779. ISBN 0-252-00771-9.
3. Ellis, George W. (1911). "Political Institutions in Liberia". American Political Science Review. 5 (2): 213–223. doi:10.2307/1944327. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1944327. S2CID 144929842.
4. "Doctors without Borders in Liberia". Andrew Schechtman. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph D. Summerville	Vice President of Liberia 1906 – 1912	Succeeded by Samuel Alfred Ross
Legal offices
Preceded by James A. Toliver	Chief Justice of Liberia 1912 – 1924	Succeeded by F. E. R. Johnson