Joseph Hayne Rainey

Joseph Hayne Rainey is a South Carolina historical marker in Georgetown, Georgetown County, dedicated 1994.

Georgetown County · dedicated 1994 · 909 Prince St., Georgetown

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This National Historic Landmark was the family home of Joseph H. Rainey, the first African American elected to the US House of Representatives, 1870-1879. Born in Georgetown County in 1832, Rainey, it is said, made blockade-running trips during the Civil War. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1868, served two years in the SC Senate, and two years as internal revenue agent of SC. He died in Georgetown, SC, in 1887.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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