Richard H. Cain Politician

Richard Harvey Cain (April 12, 1825 – January 18, 1887) was a minister, abolitionist, and United States Representative from South Carolina from 1873–1875 and 1877-1879. After the Civil War, he was appointed by Bishop Daniel Payne as a missionary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina.

Personal facts

Richard H. Cain
Birth dateApril 12, 1825
Birth place
Virginia , Greenbrier County West Virginia
Religion
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Date of deathJanuary 18, 1887
Place of death
Washington D.C.
Profession
Minister (Christianity)

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Politician

officeMember of the South Carolina Senate from Charleston County
party
Republican Party (United States)
region
South Carolina
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district

Congressman

orderinofficeMember of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's At-large Congressional District

Richard H. Cain on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000022
  2. http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/richard-cain-politican-conviction