 Hiram Barney

Hiram Barney (May 30, 1811 – May 18, 1895) was an American lawyer, abolitionist, and politician who served as Collector of the Port of New York from 1861 "-" 1864 during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.Barney was born in Henderson, Jefferson County, New York and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1834.