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About Edward Brooke, U.S. Senator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Brooke
Edward William Brooke, III, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Washington, D.C., October 26, 1919; attended the public schools of Washington, D.C.; graduated from Howard University, Washington, D.C., in 1941; graduated, Boston University Law School 1948; captain, United States Army, infantry, with five years of active service in the European theater of operations; chairman of Finance Commission, city of Boston 1961-1962; elected attorney general of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1962; reelected in 1964; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1966; reelected in 1972 and served from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978; first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote; lawyer; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on June 23, 2004; awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on July 1, 2008, for recognition of his service to the nation; was a resident of Coral Gables, Fla, until his death on January 3, 2015.
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Edward Brooke, U.S. Senator's Timeline
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October 26, 1919
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 2015 |
January 3, 2015
Age 95
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Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
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