Maryland (Liberia): Colonial Governors: 1834-1854 Governor of Maryland in Liberia 13 Feb 1834 - 28 Jun 1836 James Hall Acting Governor of Maryland in Liberia 28 Jun 1836 - 11 Nov 1836 Oliver W. Holmes, Jr. [1] Governor of Maryland in Liberia 11 Nov 1836 - 9 Jun 1851 John Brown Russwurm [2] Acting Governor of Maryland in Liberia 9 Jun 1851 - 1 Jun 1854 Samuel Ford McGill Agent of the Maryland State Colonization Society for Maryland in Liberia 1 Jun 1854 - 8 Jun 1854 Joseph Thomas Gibson [1] Acting for the absent incumbent from 18 Mar 1836. [2] Appointed by the Board of Managers of the Maryland State Colonization Society at the meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on 28 Jun 1836; accepted the office in a letter addressed to the Board (dated 28 Sep 1836, Monrovia, Liberia); arrived to the seat of government (Harper) on 11 Nov 1836. Last updated on: 07 Jul 2020 21:00:00
