Edward William Brooke III

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_William_Brooke_III
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
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:birthDate 1919-10-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:child gptkb:Edwina_Brooke
gptkb:Remi_Brooke
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-01-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Coral_Gables,_Florida
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:African-American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward William Brooke III
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:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Massachusetts
gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Fleming
gptkb:Remigia_Ferrari-Scacco
gptkbp:termEnd 1979
gptkbp:termStart 1967
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senator_Edward_Brooke
gptkb:Edward_Brooke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6