J. J. Dossen
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J.J. Dossen, (born: James Jenkins Dossen[1] in Maryland County, Liberia; c.1866: died August 17, 1924[2]) was Vice-President of Liberia[1] from 1904 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay.[2] He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913,[1] and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years,[2] before holding the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 13 years.[1][2] The J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in Harper, Maryland County, the only hospital in south-eastern Liberia,[3] is named after him.
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- ^ a b c d Booker T. Washington Papers - Volume 9: 1906-8. University of Illinois Press. 1980. p. 779. ISBN 0252007719.
- ^ a b c d The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers - Volume V: September 1922-August 1924. University of California Press. 1983. ISBN 0520058178.
- ^ "Doctors without Borders in Liberia". Andrew Schechtman. http://www.meistermed.com/MSF/liberia.htm. Retrieved on March 15, 2008.
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| Preceded by J. J. Ross |
Vice-President of Liberia 1904–1912 |
Succeeded by Henry Too Wesley |
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