Hilary Teague

Hilary Teage
1st Secretary of State of the Republic of Liberia
In office
1848–1850
PresidentJoseph Jenkins Roberts
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn N. Lewis
Personal details
Born1802
Virginia, United States
DiedMay 21, 1853
Monrovia, Liberia
ProfessionMerchant, 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]