Between Presidencies
After his first presidency, Roberts served for fifteen years as a major general in the Liberian army, as well as a diplomatic representative in France and Great Britain. In 1862, he helped to found and became the first president of Liberia College in Monrovia, where he served as president until 1876. Roberts frequently traveled to the United States to raise funds for the college. Until his death he held a professorship in jurisprudence and international law.
Read more about this topic: Joseph Jenkins Roberts