Moses A. Hopkins
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1846 – 1886
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Who was Moses A. Hopkins?
Moses Aaron Hopkins was an African-American clergyman and educator who served as United States minister to Liberia in 1885-1886. He died while in Liberia.
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. Hopkins was first appointed minister to Liberia by President Grover Cleveland through a recess appointment and was later confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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- Born
- Dec 25, 1846
- Also known as
- Moses Hopkins
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- North Carolina
- Died
- Aug 3, 1886
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on July 23, 2013
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