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1847 Liberian Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Liberia on 27 September 1847. The new constitution would create a President with executive powers and a bicameral Legislature. It would also restrict voting rights to those of African descent and landowners. It was approved by 79% of voters (although only 272 people voted). In Monrovia, Millsburg, Bassa Cove and Bexley 100% of voters supported the constitution, whilst 100% voted against it in Sinoe. In Edina opponents of the constitution prevented the polling station opening, and a fist-fight broke out between Amos Herrnig and Ephraim Titler, two of the Liberian Declaration of Independence signatories. Opponents of the constitution in Bassa Cove and Bexley chose not to vote.Charles Henry Huberich (1947) ''The political and legislative history of Liberia'', Central Book Co., p846 Results By town References {{Liberian elections 1847 referendums 1847 in Liberia 1847 Events January–March * January 4 – Samuel Colt sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of . English is the official language, but over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The country's capital and largest city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born black people who faced social and legal oppression in the U.S., along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to Liberia. Gradually developing an Americo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Herrnig
Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film People and religious figures * Amos (name), a given name, nickname and surname Technology * AMOS or Advanced Mortar System, a 120 mm automatic twin barreled, breech loaded mortar turret * AMOS (programming language), a dialect of BASIC on the Amiga computer * Alpha Micro Operating System, a proprietary operating system used in Alpha Microsystems minicomputers * AMOS (statistical software package), a statistical software package used in structural equation modeling * Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory, an Air Force Research Laboratory operating on Maui, Hawaii * Amos (satellite), series of Israeli IAI-built civilian communications satellites ** AMOS (sat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Referendums In Liberia
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a new policy or specific law, or the referendum may be only advisory. In some countries, it is synonymous with or commonly known by other names including plebiscite, votation, popular consultation, ballot question, ballot measure, or proposition. Some definitions of 'plebiscite' suggest it is a type of vote to change the constitution or government of a country. The word, 'referendum' is often a catchall, used for both legislative referrals and initiatives. Etymology 'Referendum' is the gerundive form of the Latin verb , literally "to carry back" (from the verb , "to bear, bring, carry" plus the inseparable prefix , here meaning "back"Marchant & Charles, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, 1928, p. 469.). As a gerundive is an adjective,A gerund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 In Liberia
The following lists events that happened during 1847 in Liberia. Events July * July 5 – The constitutional convention, which would produce the 1847 Liberian constitution was well as the Liberian Declaration of Independence, first convenes. * July 26 – The Liberian Declaration of Independence is approved, founding the Republic of Liberia as an independent nation.Dunn; Beyan; Burrowes; ''Historical Dictionary of Liberia'', pp. 85. * July 28 – The Liberian constitution is approved by the constitutional convention. August * August 24 – The flag of Liberia, created by a committee of Liberian women headed by Susannah Elizabeth Lewis, is adopted. September * September 27 – Liberian constitution is approved by voters in the constitutional referendum. October * October 5 – Liberian general election, 1847 Deaths * ''Full date unknown'' – John B. Gripon, signatory of the Liberian Declaration of Independence, (b. 1809 in the United States)Dunn; Beyan; Burrowes; ''Historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 Referendums
Events January–March * January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government. * January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. * January 16 – John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. * January 17 – St. Anthony Hall fraternity is founded at Columbia University, New York City. * January 30 – Yerba Buena, California, is renamed San Francisco. * February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party (California-bound emigrants who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada earlier this winter; some have resorted to survival by cannibalism). * February 22 – Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day. * February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Georgia, Liberia
New Georgia is a township in Montserrado County, Liberia that was first settled by Africans who had been taken from slave ships seized or wrecked near the United States and then sent to Liberia after several years had passed. History In July 1827 a ship named ''Norfolk'' carried 131, 143 or 144 Africans to Liberia from the United States, of whom 78 were adult women and another eleven or twelve were under ten years of age. One hundred twenty of those people had been found on the slave ship ''Antelope'' when it was seized off the coast of Florida in 1820. They had been held in Georgia for seven years waiting for the courts to settle their fate. After being kept under supervision in Monrovia for a while, the people from the ''Antelope'' were settled along Stockton Creek on Bushrod Island about four miles up the Mesurado River from Monrovia. The settlement was named New Georgia after their home of the prior seven years. Although "recaptured" Africans (people taken from slave ships by U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall, Liberia
Marshall is a town in Margibi County, Liberia. It borders the Atlantic Ocean. The Farmington River The Farmington River is a river, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in length along its main stem, located in northwest Connecticut with major tributaries ex ... empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Marshall. External links Marshall, Liberia Weather report from accuweather.com References Margibi County {{Liberia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caldwell, Liberia
Caldwell is a township located in Montserrado County, Liberia. Caldwell was one of the four townships established in the first wave of colonization (between 1822 and 1827). It is listed as one of the original settlements comprising the Commonwealth of Liberia in the 1839 Constitution, which was drafted by the American Colonization Society. The name comes from Elias B. Caldwell and family, about 1816, Presbyterians in what became Caldwell, New Jersey. Government In 2018 President George Weah appointed Francis Woods as Commissioner for Caldwell.Executive Mansion. President Weah Makes further Appointments in Government' The western parts of Caldwell township (New Georgia Road, Caldwell Community, Central Caldwell) are part of the Montserrado-15 electoral district.National Electoral Commission. Montserrado County Electoral District No.15 2017' The eastern parts of Caldwell township (Caldwell Market, Dixville Water Side, Upper Caldwell, Samukai Town and Cassava Hill) are part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberian Declaration Of Independence
The Liberian Declaration of Independence is a document adopted by the Liberian Constitutional Convention on 26 July 1847, to announce that the Commonwealth of Liberia, a colony founded and controlled by the private American Colonization Society, was an independent state known as the Republic of Liberia. History The Declaration was written by Hilary Teague and adopted simultaneously with the first Constitution of Liberia. The anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration and accompanying Constitution is celebrated as Independence Day in Liberia. The Declaration articulates the history of the Americo-Liberians who settled the original colony and lays out the aspiration of Liberia to be accepted as a free and independent state within the "comity which marks the friendly intercourse of civilized and independent communities." Listing the injustices committed against African Americans as a result of slavery in the United States, the Declaration notes the foundation of the colony by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephraim Titler
Ephraim Titler (born 1800) was a Liberian politician and missionary who served as a delegate to the 1847 Constitutional Convention from Grand Bassa County. Biography Titler was born in New York in 1800. Titler was born free and was literate. In 1832, Titler and his wife, Nancy, emigrated to Liberia. In 1836, he once again visited the United States, where he became the second Black student to attend Lafayette College. He stayed there for six months, where he studied theology with George Junkin. He was then ordained by the Philadelphia Presbytery, and returned to Liberia, to serve as a missionary for the Bassa people. In 1847 Titler represented Grand Bassa County in the constitutional convention, in which the Liberian Constitution of 1847 and the Liberian Declaration of Independence were drafted. After the convention, Titler campaigned against independence, along with the sentiment of other Grand Bassa delegates, such as Amos Herring. The three major concerns of the people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edina, Liberia
Edina is a city in District 1 of Grand Bassa County, Liberia. Located on the central portion of the Atlantic Coast of Liberia on the north shore of the mouth of the St. John River, it is about north of Grand Bassa's capitol of Buchanan. Settled in 1832, Samuel A.L. Johnson has been the city's mayor since 2018. The community is named after Edinburgh, Scotland, which provided monetary support for the foundation of the settlement. History Edina was founded as a colony of the American Colonization Society in 1832.Tracy, Joseph and Solomon Peck, Enoch Mudge, William Cutter, Enoch MackHistory of American Missions to the Heathen, from Their Commencement to the Present Time From Their Commencement to the Present Time.Spooner & Howland, 1840. pp. 558-571, 619. Edina colony was later given to the United Colonization Societies of New York and Pennsylvania and became part of the Bassa Cove colony in 1837. On October 22, 1836, a school was opened and in December 1837, a church was foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberian Constitution Of 1847
The Liberian Constitution of 1847 was the first constitution of the Republic of Liberia. Largely modeled on the Constitution of the United States, it remained in effect from its adoption on 26 July 1847 until its suspension by the People's Redemption Council, following the coup d'état on 12 April 1980. Provisions The Constitution created a unitary state governed by three branches of government: the executive, legislative and judicial branches. The executive branch was led by the President, elected by popular vote of all land-owning citizens to a two-year term. Legislative power was held by the Legislature, a bicameral body made up of a House of Representatives and a Senate. The judicial branch consisted of the Supreme Court, made up of the Chief Justice and four associate justices, and circuit courts created by the Legislature. Article One of the Constitution enshrined civil liberties similar to those protected by the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution. Approv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
