J. J. Dossen | |
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16th Vice President of Liberia | |
In office January 1, 1906 – January 1, 1912 |
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President | Arthur Barclay |
Preceded by | Joseph D. Summerville |
Succeeded by | Samuel George Harmon |
8th Chief Justice of Liberia | |
In office 1913–1924 |
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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)) was a Liberian politician and jurist, serving as the Vice President of Liberia from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay. He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913, and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years, before holding the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 13 years. The J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in Harper, Maryland County, the only hospital in south-eastern Liberia, is named after him.