Garretson W. Gibson

Garretson Wilmot Gibson (May 20, 1832 - April 26, 1910) was President of Liberia from December 11, 1900, to January 4, 1904. Born in Maryland, in the United States, his family emigrated to Liberia in 1835. After receiving an education in mission schools , he returned to Maryland to study theology. Ordained a priest, he served as rector of the Episcopalian Trinity Church in Monrovia. He also served as president of Liberia College (1892-1896).

With the election of William D. Coleman as president in 1896, Gibson was appointed Secretary of the Interior. He was Secretary of State, when Coleman resigned in 1900, and since there was no vice-president, Gibson was chosen to succeed him. He won the election that same year, and served until 1904, when he was succeeded by his Secretary of the Treasury, Arthur Barclay.