Richard Harvey Cain | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
Preceded by | Charles W. Buttz |
Succeeded by | Michael P. O'Connor |
Constituency | 2nd district |
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | District eliminated |
Constituency | at-large seat |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Charleston County | |
In office November 24, 1868 – March 1, 1870 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S. | April 12, 1825
Died | January 18, 1887 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 61)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Laura |
Profession | Minister |
Nickname | "Daddy Cain"[1] |
Richard Harvey Cain (April 12, 1825 – January 18, 1887) was an American minister, abolitionist, and United States Representative from South Carolina from 1873 to 1875 and 1877 to 1879. After the American Civil War, he was appointed by Bishop Daniel Payne as a missionary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina. He also was one of the founders of Lincolnville, South Carolina.