Background
Edward William Brooke was born on October 26, 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He was a son of Edward William and Helen (Seldon) Brooke.
Edward William Brooke was born on October 26, 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He was a son of Edward William and Helen (Seldon) Brooke.
In 1936 he enrolled in Howard University, where he first considered medicine, but ended up studying social studies and political science, graduating in 1941.
From January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1979 Edward William Brooke was a United States Senator from Massachusetts.
In 1947 he married Remigia Ferrari-Scacco. In 1978 they divorced. They had two children: Remy Cynthia, Edwina Helene. In 1979 he married Anne Fleming. They had a son. Eric.