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John Willis Menard (April 3, 1838 – October 8, 1893) ... 1868, Menard was the first black man ever elected to the United States House of Representatives. [1]
First African-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives: John Willis Menard. [57] His opponent contested his election, and opposition to his election prevented him from being seated in Congress.
On November 3, 1868, John Willis Menard, a Republican Creole of color, won a special election in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district to fill the seat of James Mann who died in office. Menard's challenger, Democrat Caleb S. Hunt, contested the election and appealed to the House that he be seated instead of Menard.
John Willis Menard (1838–1893) Louisiana's 2nd: 1868 Republican: 41st (1869–1871) No Denied seat due to a contested election that involved white Democrat Caleb S. Hunt, but was permitted to address the House while in session, the first African American to do so. [do] [210] Samuel Peters (1835–1873) Louisiana's 4th: 1872 Republican: 43rd ...
John Mercer Langston – Virginia 1890–1891 (also U.S. Minister to Haiti) [2] Jefferson F. Long – Georgia 1871 [2] John R. Lynch – Mississippi 1873–1877, 1882–1883 (also speaker of the Mississippi House) [2] John Willis Menard – Louisiana, 1868 elected but not seated
François Xavier Martin (1762–1846) – jurist and author, the first Attorney General of State of Louisiana, and longtime Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court; John Willis Menard. John Willis Menard (1838–1893) – U.S. Congressman [120] Ernest Nathan Morial (1929–1989) – political figure and leading civil rights advocate [121]
Wisconsin billionaires John Menard Jr. and Diane Hendricks landed at the top of the list, which was a snapshot of each person as of Sept. 2024.
Menard was the first black person elected to Congress, as well as the first black person to address Congress. [8] Lionel Allen Sheldon (New Orleans) Republican: March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 41st 42nd 43rd: Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. 1873–1883 [data missing] Ezekiel John Ellis (New Orleans ...