George M. Brooks

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George M. Brooks

George Merrick Brooks (born July 26, 1824 in Concord , Massachusetts , †  September 22, 1893 there ) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1872 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Brooks attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at Harvard University until 1844 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1847, he began to work in Concord in this profession. He later began a political career as a member of the newly formed Republican Party . In 1858 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ; In 1859 he was a member of the State Senate .

After the resignation of Congressman George S. Boutwell , Brooks was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the seventh seat of Massachusetts , where he took up his new mandate on November 2, 1869. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on May 13, 1872 . Brooks' resignation came after his appointment as judge. He was a probate judge in Middlesex County until his death on September 22, 1893 .

Web links

  • George M. Brooks in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Brooks, George M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brooks, George Merrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Concord , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1893
Place of death Concord , Massachusetts