Former Sen. Edward Brooke (R-Mass.), who ended an 85-year absence - TopicsExpress



          

Former Sen. Edward Brooke (R-Mass.), who ended an 85-year absence of African-American senators, died on Saturday at age 95, according to Kirsten Hughes, chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party. A former aide, Ralph Neas, says Brooke died of natural causes at his Coral Gables, Fla., home. Brooke served in the Senate from 1967 to 1979 and, before that, he served as the Massachusetts attorney general.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:44:24 +0000

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