Hiram Rhodes Revels
Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901) was a Republican U.S. Senator, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War. He became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress when he was appointed to the United States Senate as a Republican to represent Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during the Reconstruction era.
You can find people similar to Hiram Rhodes Revels by visiting our lists Republican Party United States senators from Mississippi and 19th-century American clergy.
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1827
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| Place of birth | Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Date of death | 16 January 1901
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| Place of death | Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Resting place | Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
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25 Feb 1870Age: 42
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