Louis Arthur Grimes
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Louis Arthur Grimes | |
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| 10th Chief Justice of Liberia | |
| In office 1933–1948 | |
| Nominated by | Edwin Barclay |
| Preceded by | F. E. R. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | A. Dash Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1948 Monrovia, Liberia |
Louis Arthur Grimes (1883–1948) served as the
Secretary of State by President Edwin Barclay. He served in this position from 1932 to 1933.[1] Secretary Grimes was preceded by Edwin Barclay and replaced by Clarence Lorenzo Simpson
.
Perhaps Grimes' most significant accomplishment as Secretary of State was his successful defense of Liberia at the League of Nations when it was threatened with loss of its sovereignty as a result of charges that the country was participating in state sanctioned slave trading.[2] In 1933 he was appointed Chief Justice a position he served in until his death in 1948.[3] The Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia is named for him. He was a 1905 graduate of Liberia College.
Justice Grimes' legacy was continued by his children, including Henry W. Grimes who was a pioneer in telecommunications in Liberia,
OAU), and Dr. Mary Antoinette Brown-Sherman
, the first woman on the African continent to be the president of a major university.
References
Bibliography
- Sherman, Mary Antoinette Brown (2005). Jellemoh, The New World African Press.
