Blanche Bruce
U.S. Congressperson
1841 – 1898
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Who was Blanche Bruce?
Blanche Kelso Bruce was a U.S. politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881 and was the first elected non-white senator to serve a full term. Hiram R. Revels, also of Mississippi, was the first to ever serve in the U.S. Congress, but did not serve a full term.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1841
Farmville - Also known as
- Blanche Kelso Bruce
- Parents
- Spouses
- Josephine Willson Bruce
(1878/06/24 - 1898/03/17)
- Josephine Willson Bruce
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oberlin College
- Lived in
- Hannibal
- Died
- Mar 17, 1898
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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