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Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (died 2015)

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Edward Brooke

American politician (1919–2015)

Edward William Brooke III was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. He was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. Prior to serving in the Senate, he…
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Massachusetts Attorney General

Chief legal officer of Massachusetts

The Massachusetts attorney general is an elected constitutionally defined executive officer of the Massachusetts government. The officeholder is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The officeholder also acts as an advocate and…
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