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His father Edward William Brooke Jr. was a lawyer and graduate of Howard University who worked with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and his mother was Helen (née Seldon) Brooke. [4] He was the second of three children. [ 5 ]
Sep 23, 2003 · His father, Edward Brooke, Jr., was an attorney for the Veterans Administration for more than fifty years, and his mother, Helen, later worked on all of Brooke’s political campaigns. Brooke entered Howard University at the age of sixteen, and earned his B.A. degree in sociology in 1941.
Jan 19, 2007 · Edward Brooke III, the son of Helen (Seldon) Brooke and Edward W. Brooke, was born October 26, 1919 in Washington, D.C. Brook’s father, Edward, earned a law degree at the Howard University School of Law and later served as an attorney with the US Veterans Administration.
Edward William Brooke III was born October 26, 1919, in Washington, D.C. He was raised by his parents Helen Seldon and Edward Brooke, Jr., a graduate of Howard University Law School, along with an older sister, Helene.
Jun 27, 2018 · Born Edward William Brooke III, October 26, 1919, in Washington, D.C.; son of Edward W. (an attorney) and Helen (Seldon) Brooke; married Remigia Ferrari-Scacco, 1947 (divorced; 1978); married Anne Fleming, 1979; children: (first marriage) Remi Cynthia, Edwina Helene; {second marriage) Eric.
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).
Feb 21, 2007 · Born and reared in a segregated Washington to parents faithful to the party of Lincoln, Mr. Brooke built a political career that defied expectations and crossed both racial and political lines.
