Edward J. Roye, three-quarter length portrait, standing, with hand raised, between 1856 and 1858. Edward J. Roye served as speaker of the Liberian House of Representatives (1849-1850), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, and President of Liberia from 1870 to 1871.

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Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
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