Alfred F. Russell

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Alfred Francis Russell

Alfred Francis Russell (born August 25, 1817 in Kentucky , † April 4, 1884 in Liberia ) was an American-Liberian politician. He was the tenth President of Liberia.

Russell immigrated to Liberia in 1833 with his mother and four siblings. He was initially a Methodist missionary and later owned a large coffee and sugar cane plantation. He worked as Vice President under Anthony William Gardiner from 1881 , took over the office of the previously ill President on January 20, 1883 and was the ruling incumbent until the new elections in 1884.

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SURNAME Russell, Alfred F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Russell, Alfred Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Liberian politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1884
Place of death Liberia