Hiram Rhodes Revels

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

Vicksburg Journal, September 10, 1865
Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 19, 1870
Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 19, 1870
Vardaman’s Weekly, June 20, 1908
Revels Gravesite
Revels family gravesite, 2021