for the film producer see Samuel Benedict (film producer)Samuel Benedict (1792–1854) was a Liberian politician and jurist who served as the 1st Chief Justice of Liberia. He was born a slave in the U.S. state of Georgia in 1792 and purchased his freedom and that of his family. He emigrated to Liberia in 1835 on the ship Indiana.Prior to Liberia’s independence Benedict was a judge of the Superior Court and a merchant.
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