OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Hilary Abner Herbert

BORN:
March 12, 1834
Laurens, South Carolina

DIED:
March 6, 1919 (age 84)
Tampa, Florida

EDUCATION:
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (1853-1854)
University of Virginia, Charlottesville (1855-1856)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1846:
Moved to Greenville, Alabama
1857:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Greenville, Alabama
1861-1864:
Served in the Confederate Army
May 6. 1864:
Disabled at the Battle of the Wilderness 
1864-1872:
Practiced Law in Greenville, Alabama 
1872:
Moved to Montgomery, Alabama 
1877-1893:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-AL)
1893-1897:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy

RESOURCES:

Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Navy
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Wikipedia

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