Elected to Senate in 1966 after two terms as state attorney general, Brooke died of natural causes at Florida home aged 95
Former US Senator Edward W Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black man in US history to win popular election to the Senate, died on Saturday, aged 95.
Brooke died of natural causes at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, said Ralph Neas, a former aide. He was surrounded by his family.
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