Edward James Roye portrait   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: Illustrated portrait of Edward James Roye (1815-1872), an African American born in Newark, Ohio, who served as the fifth President of the Republic of Liberia. Roye moved with his family to the colony of Liberia in 1846 where he worked as a merchant and became active in politics, including the Liberian House of Representatives and Supreme Court of Liberia. He was later elected president and was in office from January 3, 1870, until he was removed from the presidency on October 26, 1871. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC4021_01
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Politicians; Presidents and politics;
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio); Liberia