| Blanche K. Bruce AKA Blanche Kelso Bruce Born: 1-Mar-1841
Birthplace: Farmville, VA
Died: 17-Mar-1898
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: Diabetes complications
Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator, former slave Father: Pettis Perkinson (plantation owner)
Mother: Polly Bruce (slave)
Brother: Henry (older)
Wife: Josephine Beall Willson Bruce (b. 29-Oct-1853, m. 1878, d. 15-Feb-1923)
Son: Roscoe Conklin Bruce, Sr. (b. 1879, d. 1924)
Teacher: (Hannibal, MO)
University: Oberlin College
Administrator: Trustee, Howard University
US Senator, Mississippi (1874-80)
Ran Away From Home escaped to the North (1861)
Risk Factors: Diabetes
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