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Undated, three-quarter length portrait of C.T.O. King seated at a table. A native of Sierra Leone, King moved to Liberia in 1867 and served numerous political positions until eventually being elected Mayor of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, in 1884. He was continually re-elected until 1890, during which time he also served as an agent…

Portrait of C.T.O. King

Description

Undated, three-quarter length portrait of C.T.O. King seated at a table. A native of Sierra Leone, King moved to Liberia in 1867 and served numerous political positions until eventually being elected Mayor of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, in 1884. He was continually re-elected until 1890, during which time he also served as an agent of the American Colonization Society.

Creator

Date

circa 1884

Collection Number

PP161

Dimensions

9 x 12 inches

Object ID

PP161.I.8

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

578

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.