Charles W. Brooks
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| United States Senator from Illinois |
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| In office November 22, 1940 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | James M. Slattery |
| Succeeded by | Paul Douglas |
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| Born | Charles Wayland Brooks March 8, 1897 West Bureau, Illinois |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude Ackerly (1920–1943, divorced) Mary E. Thomas Peavey (1946–1957, his death) |
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| Service/branch | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1917-1919 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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Charles Wayland Brooks (March 8, 1897 – January 14, 1957) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1940 to 1949.[1]
Born in West Bureau, Illinois, Brooks served in the Marines during World War I as a first lieutenant from 1917 to 1919; while in combat he was wounded several times.
Brooks ran for Governor of Illinois in 1936 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Henry Horner. He was elected by a very narrow margin in 1940 to fill the senate vacancy caused by the death of J. Hamilton Lewis.[2] Brooks was reelected in 1942,[3] but was defeated in 1948 by Democrat Paul Douglas.
Brooks returned to Chicago and died at age 59 at Passavant Hospital in early 1957, after a massive heart attack.[4]
Family
Brooks married Gertrude Ackerly in August 1920 and they had a son, Russell (b. 1924). She divorced him in April 1943 in Reno, Nevada, citing cruelty.[5][6] He married Mary Elizabeth Thomas Peavey, a widow and daughter of U.S. Senate colleague John W. Thomas of Idaho. They wed in May 1946,[7] and remained married to his death. Mary Brooks later became a member of the Idaho Senate.[8] and for eight years was Director of the United States Mint during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Her son, John Peavey (b. 1933), is a former Democratic politician in Idaho, formerly a Republican.
References
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External links
- Political Graveyard.com - Charles W. Brooks
- Charles W. Brooks at Find a Grave
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Illinois 1940–1949 Served alongside: Scott W. Lucas |
Succeeded by Paul Douglas |
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