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Encyclopedia > Blanche Bruce
Blanche Kelso Bruce
Blanche Bruce
In office
January 1875 – January, 1881
Preceded by Henry Pease
Succeeded by James Z. George
Born March 1, 1841
Farmville, Virginia
Died March 17, 1898
mississippi
Political party Republican
Spouse Josephine Willson

Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 – March 17, 1898) was an American politician. Bruce represented Mississippi as a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first black to serve a full term in the Senate. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2128x2607, 393 KB) (This summary was created using Commons SumItUp) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Blanche Bruce ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Henry Roberts Pease (February 19, 1835 - January 2, 1907) was a United States Senator from Mississippi. ... James Zachariah George (NSHC statue) James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826 – August 14, 1897) was an American politician. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Farmville is a town located in Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Politics of the United States of America takes place in a framework of a presidential republic... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...


Biography

Bruce was born in Farmville, Virginia to Pettis Perkinson, a white Virginia plantation owner, and a black house slave named Polly Bruce. He was treated "tenderly" and was not treated very harshly. Bruce was educated just as his legitimate half-brother was. When he was young, he played with his master's son, and was taught to read and write with the son. Bruce was a very good student. Farmville is a town located in Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... // This article is about crop plantations. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ...


In 1850, Bruce moved to Missouri after becoming a printer's apprentice. After the Union Army rejected his application to fight in the Civil War, Bruce taught school and briefly attended Oberlin College in Ohio before working as a steamboat porter on the Mississippi River. In 1864, he moved to Hannibal, Missouri, where he established Missouri's first school for blacks. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Oberlin College is a small, selective liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Hannibal (Americas Hometown) is a legendary small riverfront city, popular with tourists internationally, located in Marion and Ralls County, Missouri. ...


During Reconstruction, Bruce became a wealthy landowner in Mississippi and was appointed to the positions of Tallahatchie County registrar of voters and tax assessor before winning an election for sheriff in Bolivar County. He later was elected to other county positions, including tax collector and supervisor of education, while also editing a local newspaper. In February 1874, Bruce was elected by the state Legislature to the Senate as a Republican. In 1880, James Z. George was elected to succeed Bruce. // Reconstruction was the process in US history that resolved the issues of the American Civil War when both the Confederacy and slavery in the United States were destroyed. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tallahatchie County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bolivar County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... James Zachariah George (NSHC statue) James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826 – August 14, 1897) was an American politician. ...


In 1881, Bruce was appointed by President James Garfield to be the register of the Treasury, making Bruce the first black whose signature was represented on U.S. currency. Bruce served as the District of Columbia recorder of deeds in 1891-93, and again register of the Treasury until his death in 1898. Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States (1881) and the second U.S. President to be assassinated (Abraham Lincoln was the first). ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the treasury of the United States government. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... ... Recorder of deeds refers to the government office that maintains records of transfers of real estate, as well as many other public documents. ...


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Preceded by
Henry R. Pease		 United States Senator (Class 1) from Mississippi
1875–1881
Served alongside: James L. Alcorn, Lucius Q. C. Lamar		 Succeeded by
James Z. George

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Blanche Bruce Summary (2336 words)
Bruce continued to be a leader of the Republican party in Mississippi in the 1880s, often speaking from the same platform with white political friends and opponents, and he was a trustee of Howard University.
Bruce's political rise in Mississippi was swift: he became an assessor (one who appraises the value of property for local tax purposes) for Bolivar County in 1871, was named county sheriff in 1872, and won a place on a state board that supervised tax assessors that year.
Bruce represented Mississippi as a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first fl to serve a full term in the Senate.
Blanche Bruce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (269 words)
Bruce represented Mississippi as a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first fl to serve a full term in the Senate.
Bruce was born in Farmville, Virginia to a fl slave mother and a white plantation owner, and was educated just as his legitimate half-brother was.
Bruce later served as the recorder of deeds for Washington, DC, and again register of the Treasury until his death in 1898.
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