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Also Known As Edward William Brooke III • Edward William Brooke
Born October 26, 1919 • Washington, D.C. • United States
Died January 3, 2015 (aged 95) • Coral Gables • Florida
Title / Office United States Senate (1967-1979), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2004)
Role In Fair Housing Act

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