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1893 Liberian general election

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1893 Liberian general election

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

President before election

Joseph James Cheeseman
TWP

Elected President

Joseph James Cheeseman
TWP

General elections were held in Liberia in 1893. In the presidential election, incumbent Joseph James Cheeseman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a second term,[1] defeating Anthony D. Williams, Jr., who ran on the New Republican Party ticket.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Liberia African Elections Database
  2. ^ Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2004). Power and press freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: the impact of globalization and civil society on media-government relations. Africa World Press. p. 96. ISBN 9781592212941.