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Joseph Hayne Rainey

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Joseph Hayne Rainey

Birth
Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Death
1 Aug 1887 (aged 55)
Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown
Memorial ID
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US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolian's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1870 to 1879. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State Legislature. He was a former slave and the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives.

US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolian's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1870 to 1879. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State Legislature. He was a former slave and the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives.

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  • Added: 15 Feb 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7188553
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7188553/joseph-hayne-rainey: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Hayne Rainey (21 Jun 1832–1 Aug 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7188553; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Find a Grave.