J. J. Ross

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J. J. Ross was Vice-President of Liberia from 1896 to 1900 under President William D. Coleman, and a former Liberian Senator. He was an African-American from Albany, Georgia^[1][2][3] who emigrated to Liberia - on the ship Huma - with his grandmother at about age seven in 1849.^[3]

His son was Samuel Alfred Ross, who would later also become Vice President of Liberia.^[1]

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Preceded by William D. Coleman

Vice-President of Liberia 1896–1900

Succeeded by J. J. Dossen

v • d • e Vice-Presidents of Liberia Stephen Allen Benson • Beverley Yates • James Priest • James S. Smith • Alfred F. Russell • John Tyler • William D. Coleman • J. J. Ross • J. J. Dossen • John Breckinridge • Samuel Alfred Ross • Henry Too Wesley • Allen Yancy • Clarence Lorenzo Simpson • William R. Tolbert, Jr. • James E. Greene • Bennie Dee Warner • Harry Moniba • Enoch Dogolea • Moses Blah • Joseph Boakai