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Edward William Brooke III (* 26. Oktober 1919 in Washington, D.C.; † 3. Januar 2015 in Coral Gables, Florida) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei. Von 1967 bis 1979 saß er für den US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts im US-Senat und war damit der erste vom Volk gewählte afro-amerikanische US-Senator.
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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3. Jan. 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...
4. Jan. 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.
4. Jan. 2015 · Edward W. Brooke starb am Samstag im Alter von 95 Jahren, wie seine republikanische Partei mitteilte. Brooke vertrat seinen Bundesstaat Massachusetts im Senat bis 1979.
19. Jan. 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.
