Hiram Rhodes Revels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1827
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 16-Jan-1901
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Hiram Rhodes Revels
- Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901) was a Republican U.S.
- Senator, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator.
- Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War.
- He became the first African American to serve in the U.S.
- Congress when he was elected to the United States Senate as a Republican to represent Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during the Reconstruction era. During the American Civil War, Revels had helped organize two regiments of the United States Colored Troops and served as a chaplain.
- After serving in the Senate, Revels was appointed as the first president of Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Alcorn State University) and served from 1871 to 1873 and 1876 to 1882.
- Later in his life, he served again as a minister.
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