Edward Brooke

The Honorable Edward Brooke
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Leverett Saltonstall
Succeeded by	Paul Tsongas
Attorney General of Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
Governor	Endicott Peabody John A. Volpe
Preceded by	Edward J. McCormack, Jr.
Succeeded by	Edward Martin (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1919-10-26)October 26, 1919 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 3, 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 95) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Remigia Ferrari-Scacco ​ ​ (m. 1947⁠–⁠1979)​ (divorced), Anne Fleming ​ (m. 1979⁠–⁠2015)​ (his death)
Children	Remi (with Remigia) Edwina (with Remigia) Edward (with Anne)
Residence	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Howard University Boston University School of Law
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1946
Rank	Captain
Unit	366th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II

Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015)^[1] was an American politician. He was elected to the United States Senate^[2] as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966. He beat his Democratic rival Endicott Peabody by many votes.

He served for two terms, and lost to Paul Tsongas in the 1978 Senate election. Brooke was the oldest living former Senator since Harry F. Byrd, Jr.'s death on July 30, 2013.^[3]

1. ↑ "Edward Brooke, first African-American elected to Senate since Reconstruction, dies". Boston Globe.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
2. ↑ Samuelson, Tracey D. "Who is Edward Brooke?", The Christian Science Monitor, October 28, 2009. WebCitation archive.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference HFBD was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).