1847 Liberian general election

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|election_date = September 27, 1847

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|election_name = Presidential election

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|nominee2 = Samuel Benedict

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General elections were held for the first time in newly independent Liberia on September 27, 1847, alongside a constitutional referendum.Charles Henry Huberich (1947) The political and legislative history of Liberia, Central Book Co., p844 The result was a victory for Governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Pro-Administration Party, who defeated Samuel Benedict of the Anti-Administration Party.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia] African Elections Database In a separate vote, Nathaniel Brander was elected vice president.Huberich, p846

Roberts was sworn into office as the country's first president on January 3, 1848, with Nathaniel Brander as vice president.