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Henson, Matthew Alexander 1866-1955
birth: August 8, 1866
death: March 9, 1955
African-American who served first as Adm. Robert E. Peary's valet and later accompanied him on eight polar expeditions. On April 6, 1906, he and four Eskimos were Peary's sole companions at ninety degrees North Latitude