# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-rainey
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:29:01.763Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-rainey"
name: "Joseph Rainey"
slug: "joseph-rainey"
description: "Joseph Hayne Rainey was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person to serve in the United States Congress. His service included time as presiding officer of the House of Representatives."
tagline: "Politician (1832-1887)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_Rainey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1832-06-21"
deathDate: "1887-08-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.06
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.259976
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Hayne_Rainey"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%89"
    title: "چوزيف راينى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%81_%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A6%DB%8C"
    title: "جوزف راینئی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hayne_Rainey"
    title: "Joseph Hayne Rainey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rainey"
    title: "Joseph Rainey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rainey"
    title: "Joseph Rainey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rainey"
    title: "Joseph Rainey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rainey"
    title: "Joseph Rainey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B8%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84"
    title: "Рейни, Джозеф"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rainey"
    title: "Joseph Rainey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rainey"
    title: "Joseph Rainey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386544"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump