Edward Brooke

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:Boston_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart failure
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edwina_Brooke
gptkb:Remi_Brooke
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1919-10-26
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2015-01-03
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_William_Brooke_III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Brooke
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notableFor first African American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Coral_Gables,_Florida
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Leverett_Saltonstall
gptkbp:precededBy_(Attorney_General) gptkb:Edward_J._McCormack_Jr.
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Fleming
gptkb:Remigia_Ferrari-Scacco
gptkbp:succeededBy_(Attorney_General) gptkb:Elliot_Richardson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Paul_Tsongas
gptkbp:termEnd 1979
gptkbp:termStart 1967
gptkbp:termStart_(Attorney_General) 1963
1967
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boston_University_School_of_Law
gptkb:Massachusetts_Republican_Party
gptkb:English_High_School_of_Boston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5