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Charles W. Brooks

Charles W. Brooks
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
November 22, 1940 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by James M. Slattery
Succeeded by Paul Douglas
Personal details
Born Charles Wayland Brooks
(1897-03-08)March 8, 1897
West Bureau, Illinois
Died January 14, 1957(1957-01-14) (aged 59)
Chicago, Illinois
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Gertrude Ackerly
(1920–1943, divorced)
Mary E. Thomas Peavey
(1946–1957, his death)
Military service
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service 1917-1919
Rank First Lieutenant
Battles/wars World War I
This article is about the United States Senator, for other uses, see Charles Brooks (disambiguation).

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. Brooks was reelected in 1942 but was defeated in 1948 by Democrat Paul Douglas. Brooks returned to Chicago, Illinois, and died in 1957 from a massive heart attack.

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.[2][3] 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 and remained married to his death. Mary Brooks later became a member of the Idaho Senate 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

  1. ^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000874
  2. ^ "Wife divorces Senator". Pittsburgh Press. April 10, 1943. p. 1. 
  3. ^ "Milestones". Time. April 1943. Retrieved October 21, 2012. 

External links

  • Politial Graveyard.com - Charles W. Brooks
United States Senate
Preceded by
James M. Slattery 		U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Illinois
1940–1949
Served alongside: Scott W. Lucas 		Succeeded by
Paul Douglas
Class 2
Class 3
Committee on Rules
1870–1947
Seal of the United States Senate
Committee on Rules and Administration
1947–


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