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Hiram Rhodes Revels

1827 - 1901

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Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – 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. Elected by the Mississippi legislature to the United States Senate as a Republican to represent Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during the Reconstruction era, he was the first African American to serve in either house of the U.S. Congress. During the American Civil War, Revels had helped organize two regiments of the United States Colored Troops and served as a chaplain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiram Rhodes Revels is the 8,401st most popular politician (up from 18,029th in 2019), the 3,096th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,955th in 2019) and the 271st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hiram Rhodes Revels ranks 8,401 out of 19,576. Before him are Alois Eliáš, Manolis Glezos, Rusa I, Zu Ding, Emanuel Ringelblum, and Miklós Kállay. After him are Thomas A. Hendricks, Sabinus Julianus, Zu Geng of Shang, Hrothgar, Branko Crvenkovski, and Charan Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Hiram Rhodes Revels ranks 29. Before him are Mihály Zichy, John Hanning Speke, Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Sandford Fleming, Afzal-ud-Daulah, and Lew Wallace. After him are Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Nikolai Severtzov, Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, and Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1901, Hiram Rhodes Revels ranks 36. Before him are Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Jacob Georg Agardh, Iosif Gurko, Leopoldo Alas, and Lev Ivanov. After him are Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Oreste Baratieri, Princess Januária of Brazil, Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria, Auguste Serrurier, and Dagny Juel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hiram Rhodes Revels ranks 3,096 out of 20,380. Before him are Morton Feldman (1926), Harold Bloom (1930), Jack Nance (1943), Saul Bass (1920), John Roberts (1955), and William C. Durant (1861). After him are Cannonball Adderley (1928), Thomas A. Hendricks (1819), SZA (1990), Joseph Kittinger (1928), Toby Keith (1961), and Tim Scott (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Hiram Rhodes Revels ranks 271. Before him are John Connally (1917), Charles Curtis (1860), George M. Dallas (1792), Pete Buttigieg (1982), John Brown Gordon (1832), and Hannibal Hamlin (1809). After him are Thomas A. Hendricks (1819), Tim Scott (1965), Gabby Giffords (1970), J. B. Pritzker (1965), Elihu Root (1845), and Kamehameha III (1814).

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