Beverly Page Yates (1811–1883) was an American-Liberian politician who served as the fourth

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from 1856 to 1860 under President

Stephen Allen Benson Stephen Allen Benson (May 21, 1816 – January 24, 1865) was a Liberian politician who served as the second president of Liberia from 1856 to 1864. He previously served as the third vice president of Liberia from 1854 to 1856 under President Josep ...

. Born in the United States, he emigrated to Liberia as a young man under the auspices of the

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. Yates also served as an associate justice of the

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and Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas for

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.Library of Congress, info with photo He established a powerful family in the settlement. His brother's daughter Sarah Yates married

Edward Wilmot Blyden Edward Wilmot Blyden (3 August 1832 – 7 February 1912) was an Americo-Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician who was primarily active in West Africa. Born in the Danish West Indies, he joined the waves of Americo-Liberians ...

, considered a father of the pan-Africanist movement. In 1867 Yates helped found the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons in Liberia.

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Americo-Liberian people Vice presidents of Liberia 1811 births 1883 deaths Liberian Freemasons Supreme Court of Liberia justices 19th-century Liberian politicians 19th-century African-American politicians 19th-century Liberian judges {{Liberia-politician-stub