"1940-11-22Z"^^ . . . . "1917Z"^^ . "Charles Wayland Brooks (March 8, 1897 \u2013 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. He was elected by a very narrow margin in 1940 to fill the senate vacancy caused by the death of J. Hamilton Lewis."@en . "1957Z"^^ . . "1897Z"^^ . "1897-03-08Z"^^ . "United States Marine Corps officer" . . . "1919Z"^^ . "1949-01-03Z"^^ . . . "1957-01-14Z"^^ . "Brooks, Charles W."@en . "Charles Wayland Brooks"@en . .