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 24, 1924 Monrovia, Liberia
Political party	True Whig

James Jenkins Dossen (c.1866 – August 17, 1924)^[1]) was a Liberian politician and jurist, serving as the Vice President of Liberia^[2] from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay.^[1] He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913,^[2] and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years,^[1] 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.

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. "Doctors without Borders in Liberia". Andrew Schechtman. Retrieved March 15, 2008.