Name

   Senator Edward Brooke III, Senator

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List Number

   601 (ii)

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Obverse

   Brooke facing

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Reverse

   Capitol & Mass State House

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Designer

   Phebe Hemphill

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Metal/Size Varieties

   Bronze/1-1/2"

This medal commemorates Senator Edward William Brooke. Congress awarded Brooke the Congressional Gold Medal in 2008, and it was presented to him on October 28, 2009. This Bronze medal is a replica of the one awarded to Brooke.

Brooke was a Republican politician, and was the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate. He served two terms from 1967-1979. Previous to his senate terms, he was the 51st Attorney General of Massachusetts.