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Frederick Muhlenberg became the first Speaker of the US House of Representatives in 1789.
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Shirley Chisholm
No, she died in 2005, after serving a number of years in the House of Representatives. She was the first black woman ever elected to congress.eyyytrrrrrrrrrrriiiiii5uuttjyhhdgggggggfhghjrtrrryyyywwry4444444444444355555555557ytngs
yes she is she is the first black person to become a millionaire.
Joseph Rainey
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shirley chisholm
The US House of Representatives.
The answer is the same as the first black man to serve in the House of Representatives: Joseph Hayne Rainey. Speaker Pro Tempore. Please see related link below.
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Joseph Rainey of South Carolina
Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolinahttp://baic.house.gov/
Joseph Hayne rainey was the first African American elected to US House of Representatives, sworn in on December 12, 1870. He served 4 consecutive terms. Jefferson Long became the second African American elected to the US House of Representatives in 1870. He represented Georgia. He served three months as a US Representative.
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Barbara Jordan was the first Black Congresswoman to be elected from the South. She was elected to office in 1976.
You are probably referring to Shirley Chisholm of New York; she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1968, the first black woman elected to congress. She then ran for president in 1972, but did not get the nomination.