Romeo A. Horton

Romeo Alexander Horton (1923–2005) was an Americo-Liberian and was the founder and former president of the Central Bank of Liberia. Horton was also a civil servant and was the Assistant Economic advisor to William Tubman before he was promoted to first Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Labor.

Early life

Romeo Horton was born to Reverend Daniel Horton and Ora Milner Horton on August 20, 1923 in Monrovia, Liberia. Horton began his education at the Ricks institute in Virginia under the tutelage of his father who was principal. Hortons's father transferred to the Booker Washington Institute (specifically to the Agriculture Department) and Horton also enrolled there and graduated his eighth grade class in 1937.