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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.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.

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active years end date
1949-01-03
active years start date
1940-11-22
battle
World War I
birth date
1897-03-08
birth name
Charles Wayland Brooks
birth place
West_Bureau_Illinois
death date
1957-01-14
death place
Chicago
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military rank
First lieutenant
party
Republican Party (United States)
service end year
1919-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1917-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
spouse
Mary Brooks

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