Daniel Edward Howard Daniel Edward Howard 16th President of Liberia In office January 1 1912  –  January 5 1920 Vice President ( s )    Unknown Preceded by Arthur Barclay Succeeded by Charles D.B. King Born August 4 1861 Buchanan , Liberia Political party True Whig Daniel Edward Howard ( August 4 , 1861 – July 9 , 1935 ) was president of Liberia from 1912 to 1920 . Born in the town of Buchanan , Grand Bassa County , he worked his way up through the civil service to become secretary of the True Whig Party , the country 's only political party at the time . Howard was elected president in 1911 and assumed office on January 1 , 1912 . With the outbreak of World War I , he attempted to maintain the country 's neutrality , though he tended to support the Allies , who colonial territories in Africa surrounded Liberia . Despite German protests , he allowed the French to operate a wireless station in the capital , Monrovia . Realizing that their complaints were in vain , the Germans sent a submarine to attack the city in 1917 , forcing the reluctant Howard to side with the Allies and declare war on Germany . Howard remained in office for two years after the war 's end . He died in Monrovia in 1935 . Preceded by : Arthur Barclay President of Liberia 1912–1920 Succeeded by : Charles D.B. King Presidents of Liberia Joseph J. Roberts  • Stephen Allen Benson  • Daniel Bashiel Warner  • James Spriggs Payne  • Edward J. Roye  • James Skivring Smith  • Joseph J. Roberts  • James Spriggs Payne  • Anthony W. Gardiner  • Alfred Francis Russell  • Hilary R. W. Johnson  • Joseph James Cheeseman  • William D. Coleman  • Garretson W. Gibson  • Arthur Barclay  • Daniel Edward Howard  • Charles D.B. King  • Edwin Barclay  • William Tubman  • William R. Tolbert , Jr.  • Samuel Doe  • Amos Sawyer † • David D. Kpormakpor † • Wilton G. S. Sankawulo † • Ruth Perry † • Charles G. Taylor  • Moses Blah  • Gyude Bryant † • Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf   † denotes non-presidential head of state  This article about a Liberian politician is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Liberian politician stubs | 1861 births | 1935 deaths | Presidents of Liberia In other languages : Deutsch | Svenska Daniel Edward Howard Daniel Howard2.jpg 16th President of Liberia January 1 1912 January 5 1920 Unknown Arthur Barclay Charles D.B. King August 4 1861 Buchanan , Liberia True Whig President of Liberia Arthur Barclay Charles D.B. King 1912–1920 