Charles W. Brooks

C. Wayland "Curly" 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	March 8, 1897(1897-03-08) West Bureau, Illinois
Died	January 14, 1957(1957-01-14) (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican
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]

He was born in West Bureau, Illinois and during World War I Brooks served as a first lieutenant in the United States Marines from 1917 to 1919; while in combat he was wounded several times.

Wayland Brooks ran for Governor of Illinois in 1936 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Henry Horner. In 1940 Brooks was elected to fill the senate vacancy caused by the death of J. Hamilton Lewis by a very narrow margin. Brooks was reelected in 1942 and ran for reelection in 1948 but was defeated by Democrat Paul Douglas. He died in Chicago, Illinois.

United States Senate
Preceded by James M. Slattery	United States Senator (Class 2) from Illinois 1940–1949 Served alongside: Scott W. Lucas	Succeeded by Paul Douglas

Persondata
Name	Brooks, Charles W.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Marine Corps officer
Date of birth	March 8, 1897
Place of birth	West Bureau, Illinois
Date of death	January 14, 1957
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois