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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.
Oct 22, 2024 · 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 4, 2015 · Edward Brooke, the first black senator to be popularly elected in the US, has died aged 95, Republican Party officials say. Mr Brooke was elected to Congress in 1966 by voters in Massachusetts...
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.
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 Florida home, said Ralph Neas, Brooke’s former chief counsel.
Jan 3, 2015 · Former Massachusetts U.S. senator Edward Brooke, the first African American to be elected to the Senate by popular vote, has died at age 95. Ralph Neas, a former aide, said Brooke died Saturday...
Jan 3, 2015 · Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, the first African-American to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate, died Saturday at age 95, a family spokesman said.
