Historedia
Person

Joseph H. Rainey

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1870

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph H. Rainey, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Joseph H. Rainey takes seat as second Black US congressman

    1870

    Role: U.S. Representative

    1. December 12, 1870 · U.S. House of RepresentativesSeating in the House

      Joseph H. Rainey was seated in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 12, 1870, becoming the first Black member of that chamber.

Sources

  1. Joseph Rainey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27