Hilary A. Herbert

Hilary Herbert
33rd United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
March 7, 1893 – March 4, 1897
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byBenjamin F. Tracy
Succeeded byJohn Long
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byJeremiah Norman Williams
Succeeded byJesse F. Stallings
Personal details
Born
Hilary Abner Herbert

(1834-03-12)March 12, 1834
Laurens, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1919(1919-03-06) (aged 84)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenLeila Herbert
EducationUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Colonel
Commands8th Regiment Alabama Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Hilary Abner Herbert (March 12, 1834 – March 6, 1919) was Secretary of the Navy in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.