James Jenkins Dossen (c.1866 – August 17, 1924)) was a Liberian politician and jurist, serving as the 16th vice president of Liberia from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay. He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913, and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years, before holding the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 13 years. The J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in Harper, Maryland County, one of the hospitals in south-eastern Liberia, is named after him. References Americo-Liberian people 1866 births 1924 deaths Vice presidents of Liberia Chief justices of Liberia Presidents of the University of Liberia People from Maryland County True Whig Party politicians 20th-century Liberian politicians 20th-century Liberian judges