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Politician members in Massachusetts

  Edward William Brooke III (1919-2015) — also known as Edward W. Brooke — of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Washington, D.C., October 26, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1960; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1963-67; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Amvets; Alpha Phi Alpha. First Black U.S. Senator in the 20th century; recipient of the Spingarn Medal in 1967. Died in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Fla., January 3, 2015 (age 95 years, 69 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward W. Brooke and Helen (Seldon) Brooke; married, June 7, 1947, to Remigia Ferrari Scacco.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Brian J. Donnelly Brian Joseph Donnelly (b. 1946) — also known as Brian J. Donnelly — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Dennis, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 2, 1946. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973-78; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1979-93; U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1994-97; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1998. Catholic. Member, Amvets; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Public Officers of Massachusetts, 1979-80
  Charles Walbridge Hedges (b. 1901) — also known as Charles W. Hedges — of Wollaston, Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., March 27, 1901. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1932-42, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons; United Commercial Travelers; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur J. Hedges and Kate (Walbridge) Hedges; married 1929 to Dr. Ella Goodale.
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