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Gabriel Lafayette Dennis

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Gabriel Lafayette Dennis (1896–1954) was a Liberian a diplomat and politician. He and Louis Arthur Grimes were Liberia's primary delegates to the 15th assembly of the League of Nations in 1932. He was the Secretary of the Treasury from 1932 to 1940.[1] In 1944, as World War II was ending, Dennis became Secretary of State under President William Tubman. He served in that position until 1953.

Preceded by Foreign Minister of Liberia
1944–1953
Succeeded by

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  1. ^ Garvey, Marcus (5 December 1995). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. IX: Africa for the Africans June 1921-December 1922. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520916821.