George M. Brooks

George Merrick Brooks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office November 2, 1869 – May 13, 1872
Preceded by	George S. Boutwell
Succeeded by	Constantine C. Esty
Chairman of the Concord, Massachusetts Board of Selecmen
Member of the Concord, Massachusetts Board of Selecmen
In office 1858–1858
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Fourth Middlesex District
In office 1859–1859
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1858–1858
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1824 Concord, Massachusetts
Died	September 22, 1893 (aged 69) Concord, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican

George Merrick Brooks (July 26, 1824 – September 22, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and also served as a state legislator and probate judge.

Life and career

Brooks was born in Concord, Massachusetts, to parents Nathan Brooks and Mary Merrick Brooks, a leader in the Concord Female Anti-Slavery Society. Brooks attended an academy in Concord and a boarding school at Waltham. He graduated from Harvard University in 1844. He studied law, gained admission to the bar in 1847, and commenced practice in Concord. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1858 and in the Massachusetts Senate in 1859. He also served on the Concord select board and on the board of the Concord Free Public Library.

Brooks was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George S. Boutwell. He was reelected to the Forty-second Congress and served from November 2, 1869, to May 13, 1872, when he resigned, having been appointed to a judicial position. He served as judge of probate for Middlesex County until his death in Concord, Massachusetts, September 22, 1893. He was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

He was the brother-in-law of US Attorney General Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, through the marriage of his sister Caroline Downes Brooks Hoar.

References

• United States Congress. "George M. Brooks (id: B000879)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• The Brooks House
• Nathan Brooks Papers (Father)
• George Merrick Brooks Find A Grave
• George Merrick Brooks US House Biography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress