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.
for other people named michael mullen see michael mullen disambiguation michael glenn mike mullen ao msc born october 4 1946 is a retired united states navy admiral who served as the 17th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff from october 1 2007 to september 30 2011 mullen previously served as the navy s 28th chief of naval operations from july 22 2005 to september 29 2007