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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsGeorge Merrick BROOKS
(1824-1893)
BROOKS, George Merrick, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Concord, Mass., July 26,
1824; attended an academy in Concord and a boarding school at
Waltham; was graduated from Harvard University in 1844; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in
Concord; member of the State house of representatives in 1858;
served in the State senate in 1859; elected as a Republican to the
Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of George S. Boutwell; 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; judge of probate for
Middlesex County and served until his death in Concord, Mass.,
September 22, 1893; interment in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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