atives of S.C. for the second time, and was elected
Speaker of the House.

He came within a few votes of being elected U. S. Senator in
1874, but the powerful influence of the Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,
was exerted in behalf of John J. Patterson, white, the successful
candidate. There was a colored majority in both branches of the
legislature at the time and had the colored members so desired
they could have elected Gen. Elliott.

In 1876 Gen. Elliott was the nominee on the Republican ticket for
Attorney General and was elected but was forced to withdraw with
the rest of the ticket.

He was Chairman of the State Republican Committee during the
campaign of 1876.

For scholarly attainments, legal acumen, political sagacity and
oratorical power, Robert Brown Elliott stands out as the most
brilliant figure of the Reconstruction Period.

Joseph H. Rainey--

Born at Georgetown, S.C., June 21, 1832.

Although debarred by law from attending school he acquired a good
education and further improved his mind by observation and
travel.

He was a barber by trade and followed that occupation at
Charleston, S.C., until 1862, when having been forced to work
upon the fortifications of the Confederates he escaped to the
West Indies, where he remained until the close of the war, when
he returned to his native town.

Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention.

State Senator from Georgetown County.

Elected to the 41st Congress, being the first colored man having
that distinction, and was re-elected to the 42nd, 43rd, 44th and
45th Congresses, five successive terms, the only colored man with
such a record.

He received a caucus nomination as Clerk of the House, from the
Republican members of Congress, the only colored man who has ever
been honored by a Republican caucus.

The House was Democratic.

He was a delegate to several National Republican Conventions.

Served as Special Agent for the Treasury Department.

Polished in his manners--a fluent and convincing speaker, he was
prominent in the Councils of the Republican Party.

Gen. Robert Smalls--

Born in South Carolina, at Beaufort, April 5, 1839.

Although debarred by Statute from attending school, he educated
himself with such limited advantages as he c