Joseph Boayue

Joseph Whama Boayue (April 25, 1922 – November 21, 1974) was a Liberian civil engineer and Secretary of Public Works from March 8, 1961, to September 5, 1962.

After receiving his primary school education, Boayue was granted a scholarship to attend the Booker Washington Institute in Kakata, from which he graduated in 1942.

[2] In 1949, Boayue was provided with the opportunity to work with Major Grandville Wilson, an American civil engineer employed by the Public Health Service of Liberia.

[2] Boayue was granted a crusade scholarship to study medicine in the United States at the advice of Dr. George Way Harley.

[5] Upon returning to Liberia after graduating, Boayue was appointed to the position of Resident Engineer at the Department of Public Works and Utilities.

After Boayue's death, he received a military escort and his body lay in state at the Edward J. Roye Building from November 30 to December 1.