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Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote.
Edward Brooke was an American lawyer and politician who was the first African American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served two terms (1967–79). Brooke earned his undergraduate degree at Howard University (Washington, D.C.) in 1941 and served as an infantry officer during World War.
Lieutenant General Edward Hale Brooks (April 25, 1893 – October 10, 1978) was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army, a veteran of both World War I and World War II, who commanded the U.S. Second Army during the Korean War.
Jan 3, 2015 · Edward W. Brooke III, who in 1966 became the first African-American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote, winning as a Republican in overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts, died...
Aug 31, 2023 · Search all Edward Brooks Obituaries and Death Notices to find upcoming funeral home services, leave condolences for the family, and research genealogy.
Edward Brooks. Edward Brooks may refer to: Edward Brooks ( EastEnders), fictional character. Edward Brooks (educator) (1831–1912), American educator. Edward Brooks (VC) (1883–1944), English recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Jan 19, 2007 · Edward William Brooke III was the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate. Brooke, an African American, Protestant Republican, won elective office in the overwhelmingly white, Catholic, Democratic state of Massachusetts and emerged as a leader in the U.S. Senate. Edward Brooke III, the son of Helen ...
Jan 4, 2015 · BOSTON — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was 95.
Edward Brooks was born in 1928 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Long Chase (1972), Poldark (1975) and Six Days of Justice (1972). He was married to Sheila Stones. He died on 13 December 2010 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, UK.
May 8, 2007 · Edward Brooke made history in 1966 as the first black senator elected since reconstruction. His victory left people wondering how in the world did a black Republican win over the predominantly...
