# James Skivring Smith Jr.

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'''James Skivring Smith Jr.''' (1891&ndash;1950) was a [Liberia](/source/Liberia)n politician who served as the 21st [vice president of Liberia](/source/vice_president_of_Liberia) from 1930 to 1944 under President [Edwin Barclay](/source/Edwin_Barclay). Prior to this, Smith served as superintendent of [Grand Bassa County](/source/Grand_Bassa_County) from 1924 to 1927. Smith was elected as vice president in a special election held in 1930 following the resignation of President [Charles D. B. King](/source/Charles_D._B._King) and Vice President [Allen Yancy](/source/Allen_Yancy) after mass protests by Liberians and international accusations of government-backed [forced labor](/source/forced_labor) practices at the [Firestone rubber plantation](/source/Firestone_Natural_Rubber_Company) in Liberia. Smith was the son of [James Skivring Smith](/source/James_Skivring_Smith), who served as vice president and president of Liberia in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite book | first=Alphonso | last=Brown | title=A Gullah Guide to Charleston: Walking Through Black History | pages=96 | publisher=The History Press | year=2008 | isbn=978-1-59629-392-2 | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Gullah_Guide_to_Charleston/IW92CQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0}}</ref>

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