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
  1. Stopping Points (Moses A. Hopkins 1846-1886), Retrieved Nov. 4, 2015.
  2. 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.
Government offices
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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