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About Hiram Barney
Hiram Barney was an American lawyer, abolitionist, and politician who served as Collector of the Port of New York from 1861 until his resignation in 1864 during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. A trusted advisor to Lincoln, the President summoned Barney for his opinion on the Emancipation Proclamation whilst it was being drafted in 1862.
Everything about Hiram Barney →- Occupation
- lawyer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 30, 1811
- Died
- May 18, 1895