The Resume

(March 1, 1841-March 17, 1898)
Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia
US Senator from Mississippi (1875-81)
Register of the US Treasury (1881-85,1897-98)

Why he might be annoying:

He had a feminine first name.
He was turned down when he tried to enlist in the Union Army.
He dropped out of Oberlin College after he ran out of money.
He treated the black sharecroppers working on his plantation as badly as a white plantation owner would have.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was born a slave.
He founded a school for black children in Hannibal, Missouri (1864).
He was the first African-American to preside over the Senate (February 14, 1879) and to serve a full term in the Senate.
He advocated for better treatment of Native Americans, declaring that the nation’s Indian policies were ‘controlled by stern selfishness.’
He opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act that banned the immigration of Chinese laborers.
He was the first black politician considered for national office by a major party, receiving eight votes for Vice-President at the Republican National Convention (1880).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 80]
• Chocolate Milk [Bi-racial - Black and White]
• College Drop Outs
• From St. Patricks to St. Peter [Died on March 17th] (Ranked: 1898)
• I Attended Oberlin College
• I was a Slave
• People with Bruce, Marc or Keith in their Names
• Profiles 51056-51250 (Ranked: 51148)
• U.S. Senators

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying