On November 8, he defeated Dudley once again, garnering more than 86 percent of the vote, in a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 41st Congress. 5 Joseph Rainey was sworn in on December 12, 1870, as the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. One month later he was joined by the second black Member, Representative Jefferson Long of Georgia.
Brigadier General William H.L. Mullins is deputy director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Mullins was born in Independence, Mo., in 1935.
Laura Benanti. General Astra (died 2016) was a Kryptonian criminal, warlord, former military general and inmate of Fort Rozz. She was the twin sister of Alura Zor-El and the maternal aunt of Supergirl as well as the wife of Non and the commander of their army.