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]

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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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