Moses A. Hopkins

Moses Aaron Hopkins (December 25, 1846 - August 3, 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.

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.

References

• North Carolina Historical Marker
• U.S. State Department: Liberia

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Preceded by John H. Smyth	United States Minister to Liberia September 11, 1885 – August 3, 1886	Succeeded by Charles H. J. Taylor

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Name	Hopkins, Moses Aaron
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Date of birth	December 25, 1846
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Date of death	August 3, 1886
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