He won the first Presidential election on October 5, 1847, and was sworn into office on January 3, 1848, with Stephen Allen Benson as vice president.Igba Ààrẹ akọkọ (1847-1856)Roberts was rẹ̀-elected three more times to serve a total of eight years, until he lost the election in 1855 to the vice president Benson.attempts to found a state based upon some 3000 settlers proved difficult.. 