Joseph Rudolph Grimes

Joseph Rudolph Grimes
Grimes in 1963
Secretary of State of Liberia
In office
1960–1972
PresidentWilliam Tubman
Preceded byMomolu Dukuly
Succeeded byRocheforte Lafayette Weeks
Dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law
Incumbent
Assumed office
1951
Personal details
Born(1923-10-31)October 31, 1923
Liberia
DiedSeptember 7, 2007(2007-09-07) (aged 83)
Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States
OccupationLawyer, diplomat

Joseph Rudolph Grimes (31 October 1923 – 7 September 2007) was a Liberian lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as Secretary of State of Liberia from 1960 to 1972 under President William Tubman. He previously founded the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia and served as its first dean.

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