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Bronston, Charles J. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-41, 1948-51 (76th District
1940-41, 49th District 1948-51).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bronston, Dora —
of Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Bronston, Jack E. (b.
1922) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., January
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1959-78 (5th District 1959-65, 11th District 1966,
9th District 1967-78); defeated, 1956.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| | BROOK:
See also
D.
Brook Bartlett —
Bazil
Brook Edmonston, Jr. —
Brook
Johnson —
Brook
B. Williams |
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Brook, Buddy —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Brook, John Robert
(1905-1968) —
also known as John R. Brook —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1944-64 (New York County 15th District 1944, New
York County 9th District 1945-64).
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., July 1,
1968 (age 63 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928
to Elizabeth Munro Waters. |
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Brook, Louis M. —
of Arlington, Hudson
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brook, Scott J. —
of Coral Springs, Broward
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Coral Springs, Fla., 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| | BROOKE:
See also
Brooke
Adams —
Harley Brooke-Hitching —
Brooke
Ellison —
Brooke
Fortson —
Brooke
Hill —
George
Brooke Howell —
Francis
Preston Blair Lee —
Edward
Brooke Lee —
Edward
Brooke Lee, Jr. —
Brooke
P. Pardue —
Amanda
Brooke Pasdon —
Martha
Brooke Perry —
Roger
Brooke Taney |
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Brooke, Alice —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940
(alternate); member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, Edward William III (b.
1919) —
also known as Edward W. Brooke —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1919.
Son of Edward W. Brooke and Helen (Seldon) Brooke.
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.
Still living as of 2009.
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Brooke, Flavius Lionel
(1858-1921) —
also known as Flavius L. Brooke —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Simcoe, Ontario,
October
17, 1858.
Son of John Brooke and Sarah (Mann) Brooke.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Carpenter, John
Atkinson, and Henry
A. Haigh, starting in 1889; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1900-08; resigned 1908; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1908-21; appointed 1908; died in
office 1921; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1915.
Died January
21, 1921 (age 62 years, 96
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, George III —
of Birdsboro, Berks
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, H. Jones —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1849-51, 1870-72 (4th District 1849-51, 5th
District 1870-72).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, Hilliard T. —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1925-28, 1959-60; member of Arizona
state senate, 1963-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, Howell —
of Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga.
Circuit judge in Georgia Blue Ridge Circuit, 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
|
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Brooke, Jesse —
of Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Prohibition candidate for Ohio state
house of representatives from Fairfield County, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, John Rutter (b.
1838) —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., July 21,
1838.
Son of William Brooke and Martha (Rutter) Brooke.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1898.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Brooke,
Jones See H. Jones
Brooke |
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Brooke, Nathaniel —
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1839-42.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, R. H. —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, Robert
(1751-1799) —
of Virginia.
Born in 1751.
Governor
of Virginia, 1794-96; Virginia
state attorney general, 1798.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
27, 1799 (age about 47
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooke, Thomas —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Brooke, W. H. —
of Ontario, Malheur
County, Ore.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Brooke, Walker
(1813-1869) —
of Mississippi.
Born near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., December
25, 1813.
Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1850; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1852-53; delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Died in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., December
18, 1869 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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Brooke, Will (born
c.1959) —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born about 1959.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Brooker, Charles Frederick (b.
1847) —
also known as Charles F. Brooker —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., March 4,
1847.
Son of Martin Cook Brooker and Sarah Maria (Seymour) Brooker.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
railroad
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1875; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1893-94; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1920;
member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brooker, James D.
(1863-1930) —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Mallorytown, Ontario,
March
18, 1863.
Son of James Brooker (1831-1918) and Lois (Thompson) Brooker
(1842-1916).
Republican. Lawyer; one
of the organizers of the Cass City Telephone
Company, later president and manager; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later, in Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., February
15, 1930 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
|
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Brooker, Rosalind Poll —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Brookhart, Charles E. —
U.S. Consul in Bombay, 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Brookhart, H. H. —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brookhart, Smith Wildman
(1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Son of Abram Colar Brookhart and Cynthia (Wildman) Brookhart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Brookings, Howard E.
(1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Son of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings.
Republican. Movie
theater owner; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Gretna M. Charles. |
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Brookings, William E. —
of Du Quoin, Perry
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Du Quoin, Ill., 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brookings, Wilmot W.
(1830-1905) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Woolwich, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
23, 1830.
Lawyer;
in February 1858, he was out in a blizzard and lost both
feet; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63, 1867-69; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1868; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1863-66; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1864-65; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1869-73; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883, 1885.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1905
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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