Hilary Teage | |
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1st Secretary of State of the Republic of Liberia | |
In office 1848–1850 | |
President | Joseph Jenkins Roberts |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | John N. Lewis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1802 Virginia, United States |
Died | May 21, 1853 Monrovia, Liberia |
Profession | Merchant, journalist |
Hilary Teague (1802 – May 21, 1853), sometimes written as Hilary Teage, was a Liberian merchant, journalist, and politician in the early years of the West African nation of Liberia. A native of the state of Virginia in the United States, he was known for his oratory skills and was prominent in early Liberian colonial politics. A leading advocate for Liberian independence from the American Colonization Society, he drafted the Liberian Declaration of Independence in 1847, serving as both a senator and the first Secretary of State for the new nation in the years that followed.[1]
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