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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.
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:
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
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.
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 ...
For many years, Oklahoma has ranked at the very bottom in the United States when it comes to voter participation — but by the end of the day Friday, a record-breaking 237,000 Oklahomans had ...
Adelbert Ames (R) February 23, 1870 Mississippi (2) Hiram R Revels (R) Texas (1) Vacant Texas re-admitted to the Union James W. Flanagan (R) March 30, 1870 Texas (2) Morgan C. Hamilton (R) March 31, 1870 Georgia (3) Vacant Georgia re-admitted to the Union Joshua Hill (R) February 1, 1871 Georgia (2) Homer V. M. Miller (D) February 28, 1871 ...
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.