biography
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Herbert, Hilary Abner
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| male
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| lived:
| (1834–1919)
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| biography:
| Secretary of the navy, born in Laurens, South Carolina, USA. As a confederate officer he fought in many Civil War battles (1861–4). He became a congressman (1877–93) and secretary of the navy (1893–7), and promoted the construction of battleships and torpedo boats. |
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