Blanche Kelso Bruce
Register of the Treasury, (5/21/1881 - 6/5/1885 & 12/3/1897 - 3/17/1898)
Born: 03/01/1841 (Prince Edward County, VA)
Died: 03/17/1898 (Washington, DC)
Political Party:
Republican
Demographics:
Male; African-American
Profession:
Politician, Lawyer, Activist
Political Positions:
Sheriff, Bolivar County, MS (1872 - 1874);
U.S. Senate, MS (1875 - 1881);
Register of the Treasury (1881 - 1885);
Recorder of Deeds, District of Columbia (1891 - 1893);
Register of the Treasury (1897 - 1898)
Professional Details:
Sheriff; Tax Collector
Historical Info:
Born in slavery. Founded the first school for black children in the state of Missouri (1864). Second African-American in the U.S. Senate, first to be elected to a full term. Public advocate for the interests of racial and ethnic minorities.
Family:
m. Josephine Beall Willson (24-Jun-1878)
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