Moses A. Hopkins
Moses Aaron Hopkins (December 25, 1846 – August 7, 1886) was an African-American clergyman and educator who served as United States minister (ambassador) to Liberia in 1885–1886. He died while in Liberia.[1]
Hopkins, born a slave in Virginia, was the first black graduate of Auburn Theological Seminary in New York and eventually settled in Franklinton, North Carolina, where he established a church and a school.[1] Hopkins was first appointed minister to Liberia by President Grover Cleveland through a recess appointment and was later confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[2] He was appointed on September 11, 1885.
References
- Stopping Points (Moses A. Hopkins 1846-1886), Retrieved Nov. 4, 2015.
- Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Volume XXV, Washington Government Printing Office (1901), page 52, Retrieved Nov. 4, 2015.
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| Preceded by John H. Smythe |
United States Minister to Liberia September 11, 1885 – August 3, 1886 |
Succeeded by Charles H. J. Taylor |
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| Minister Resident/Consul General | |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | |
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