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Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 [note 1] – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War.
Mississippian Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be elected as a U.S. Senator and become a member of Congress. [2] In Georgia, Foster Blodgett was elected and presented his credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected.
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to class 1 and class 2. ... Hiram R. Revels: 10 42nd:
Hiram Revels (1827–1901) [3] [4] Lumbee: Mississippi: Republican: February 23, 1870: March 4, 1871: Retired Charles Curtis (1860–1936) [5] Kaw, Osage, Potawatomi: Kansas: Republican: January 29, 1907: January 3, 1913: Was not reelected after Democrats won control of the Kansas Legislature in 1912 March 4, 1915: March 4, 1929: Resigned after ...
60.7%; first African-American senator elected by popular vote: Massachusetts 1874 Blanche Bruce: Republican: First African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate [12] Mississippi 1872 P. B. S. Pinchback: Republican: Won the election; not seated due to election challenges [13] Louisiana 1870 Hiram Revels + Republicans
The end of the year is a natural time to look back on the previous 12 months, and 2024 was one for the political record books. 3 political winners for 2024 Skip to main content
Nebraskans with felony records now have a narrow window to register to vote, with the deadline to register online and by mail this Friday, Oct. 18 and in-person deadline on Oct. 25.
Henry Musgrove (R) Henry Musgrove (R) William H. Vassar: 1870 James D. Lynch (R) Joshua S. Morris (D) 26R, 7D 82R, 25D Adelbert Ames (R) Hiram R. Revels (R) 5R James L. Alcorn (R) [n] Ridgley C. Powers (R) 1871 1872 Ridgley C. Powers (R) [c] Alexander Kelso Davis (R) Hiram R. Revels (R) 23R, 14D 65R, 50D James L. Alcorn (R) Grant/ Wilson (R ...