Joseph Rainey
U.S. Congressperson
1832 – 1887
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Who was Joseph Rainey?
Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the second black person to serve in the United States Congress, the first African American to be directly elected to Congress, and the first black presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. Born into slavery, he was freed in the 1840s when his father purchased the freedom of his entire family. Revels and Rainey were both elected on the Republican ticket.
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- Born
- Jun 21, 1832
Georgetown - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 1, 1887
Georgetown
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on July 23, 2013
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