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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 (born October 26, 1919, Washington, D.C.—died January 3, 2015, Coral Gables, Florida) 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).
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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...
Jan 4, 2015 · BOSTON (AP) — 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. Brooke died of natural causes at his Coral Gables, Florida, home, said Ralph Neas, Brooke’s former chief counsel.
Jan 19, 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of Edward Brooke, III, the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the US Senate. He served as a Republican from Massachusetts from 1967 to 1979 and was a leader on civil rights and anti-poverty issues.
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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.
Sep 23, 2003 · Learn about the life and achievements of Edward Brooke, the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote in 1966. He served for two terms, fought for civil rights and Vietnam War reforms, and received many honors and awards.
