Hiram Rhodes Revels
U.S. Senate: 1870-1871
Mississippi Secretary of State: 1872-1873
Born: September 27, 1827 in Fayetteville, NC
Died: January 16, 1901 in Aberdeen, MS
Because Hiram Revels is already well-known and well-documented, I’m placing a lower priority on researching him, instead focusing on lesser-researched figures.
Links:
Wikipedia: Hiram Rhodes Revels
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![Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 19, 1870](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/revelslynch-150x150.png)
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![Revels Gravesite](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210402_142849-150x150.jpg)