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{{Officeholder
|name=Edward Brooke
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Remigia Ferrari-Scacco (div. 1979)<br>Anne Brooke
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Massachusetts
|terms=January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979
|preceded=Leverett Saltonstall
|status=f
|succeeded=Paul Tsongas
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[Attorney general|Attorney General]] of [[Massachusetts]]
|terms=January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
|preceded=Edward McCormack
|former=y
|succeeded=Ed Martin
}}
}}
'''Edward William Brooke III''' (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an [[America]]n [[politician]] who served as a [[Republican]] [[Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]]. He was the first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote.
'''Edward William Brooke III''' (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an [[America]]n [[politician]] who served as a [[Republican]] [[Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]]. He was the first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote.
==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Brooke was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] and attended public schools. He graduated from [[Howard University]] in 1941 and [[Boston University]] Law School in 1948. He served as a captain in the [[United States Army]], serving in the European theatre.
Brooke was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] and attended public schools. He graduated from [[Howard University]] in 1941 and [[Boston University]] Law School in 1948. He served as a captain in the [[United States Army]], serving in the European theatre.