BROOKS, Preston Smith, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Edgefield District, S.C., August 5, 1819; attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College (now…
HAYS, Lawrence Brooks, a Representative from Arkansas; born in London, Pope County, Ark., August 9, 1898; attended the public schools in Russellville, Ark.; University of Arkansas at…
Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863; 1863-1865; 1865-1869Party: Unionist; Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanHENDERSON, John Brooks, a Senator from Missouri; born near Danville, Pittsylvania…
BROOKS, Micah, a Representative from New York; born in Brooksvale, near Cheshire, Conn., May 14, 1775; received his early education from his father; a pioneer and one of the earliest surveyors…
BROOKS, Overton, (nephew of John Holmes Overton), a Representative from Louisiana; born near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 21, 1897; attended the public schools; during…
BROOKS, David, a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1756; attended the public schools; during the Revolutionary War entered the Continental Army as a lieutenant in the…
BROOKS, Jack Bascom, a Representative from Texas; born in Crowley, Acadia Parish, La., December 18, 1922; moved with his family to Beaumont, Tex., in 1927; attended public schools and Lamar…
BROOKS, James, a Representative from New York; born in Portland, Maine, November 10, 1810; attended the public schools; attended the academy at Monmouth, Maine; taught school at sixteen years…
BROOKS, Edward Schroeder, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., June 14, 1867; attended the public schools, York County Academy, York, Pa., and York (Pa.) Collegiate Institute…
BROOKS, Edwin Bruce, (cousin of Edmund Howard Hinshaw), a Representative from Illinois; born in Newton, Jasper County, Ill., September 20, 1868; attended the public schools, and was graduated…
