Nathaniel Brander (1796–?) was an Americo-Liberian politician and jurist who served as the first vice president of Liberia from 1848 to 1850 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts.

Early life

Brander was born free in Petersburg, Virginia, United States, in 1796. He arrived in Sierra Leone under the auspices of the American Colonization Society (ACS) in March 1820.[1][2] In 1839, he married Harriet Graves Waring, with whom he had one son, Albert. Waring's daughter, Jane Rose, later married Joseph Jenkins Roberts.[2]

Career

Brander briefly served as a colonial agent of the ACS in 1835.[3] From 1843 to 1847, Brander served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia.[full citation needed] Upon Liberia's independence in 1847, Brander was elected as the first vice president alongside Joseph Jenkins Roberts, who was elected president. He served as Acting President in 1849 during Robert's diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom.[4] Brander was challenged for the vice presidency in the 1849 elections by Secretary of State Daniel Bashiel Warner, former Colonial Agent Anthony D. Williams, and Congressman Beverly R. Wilson. No candidate received a majority of the vote, sending the election to the House of Representatives, which elected Williams as vice president.[5]

References

  1. ^ United States Government (1845). Tables showing the number of emigrants and recaptured Africans sent to the colony of Liberia by the government of the United States (Report). p. 319.
  2. ^ a b Tyler-McGraw, Marie (May 1, 2008). "Harriet Graves Waring: Reluctant Founding Mother". Virginia Emigrants to Liberia. Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Kieh, George Klay (2008). The First Liberian Civil War: The Crises of Underdevelopment. New York: Peter Lang Publisher. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8204-8839-4.
  4. ^ "The African Repository and Colonial Journal". African Repository. 49: 337. 1873. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "The African Repository and Colonial Journal". African Repository. 26. American Colonization Society: 295. 1850. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
Political offices Preceded byPosition created Vice President of Liberia 1848–1850 Succeeded byAnthony D. Williams
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