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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkBROOKS, James
(1810—1873)
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 of age in Lewiston; was graduated from Waterville (Maine) College in 1831; studied law and also edited the Portland Advertiser, and in 1832 was its Washington correspondent; member of the State house of representatives in 1835; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress; moved to New York City in 1836 and established the New York Daily Express, of which he was editor in chief the remainder of his life; served in the State assembly in 1847; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress; resumed his editorial pursuits; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865); presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Thirty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1865, to April 7, 1866, when he was succeeded by William E. Dodge, who contested the election; elected to the Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1867, until his death; censured by the House of Representatives on February 27, 1873, for attempted bribery in connection with the Crédit Mobilier scandal; member of the State constitutional convention in 1867; appointed a Government director of the Union Pacific Railroad in October 1867; died in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1873; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Brooks, James. The American Party: Remarks of Hon. James Brooks, of New York, before a meeting of the American Party, held at Cincinnati, Friday evening, May 30th, 1856
. Reported by T. Shinkwin. [Cincinnati, Ohio?: N.p., 1856].
———. Catalogue of the library of the late James Brooks
. [New York: N.p., 1886].
———. A correspondence between James Brooks of New York and Reverdy Johnson of Baltimore on the state of the country and the way to avert the peril which threatens it
. Baltimore: Printed at the Sun Book and Job Off., 1872.
———. Cuban Affairs: Reply of Mr. Brooks, of New York, to changes against the administration, made by Mr. Polk, of Tennessee
. [Tenn.?]: Gideon & Co., Printers., 1853.
———. The currency, its expansion, the public debt, the new national banks
. Washington, [D.C.]: McGill & Witherow, steam printers, [1864?]
———. The Hon. James Brooks’ speech, before the Union Democratic association, 932 Broadway, Tuesday evening, December 30, 1862
. New-York: J. and E. Brooks, [1863?]
———. How Massachusetts reigns and has reigned : effect on Negro race and on slavery : border state co-operation: Cost of Massachusetts government —a million of lives —four thousand millions of debt: Feeding and farming with Negroes not white men’s government / speech of James Brooks ; delivered in the House of Representatives, February 19, 1864
. Washington, D.C.: Printed at the Office of “The Constitutional Union”, 1864.
———. Impeachment of the President. Speech ... in the House of Representatives, Feb. 22, 1868
. [Washington, D.C.: N.p., 1868].
———. Reconstruction
. [Washington: Printed at theCongressional Globe
Office, 1867].
———. Reciprocity discussed: Trade with England and her colonies; speech of Mr. Brooks, of New York, on the two letters of Sir Henry Bulwer to Mr. Clayton, Secretary of State, respecting reciprocity, etc. ; delivered in the House of Representatives, May 14, 1850
. Washington: Congressional Globe
Office, 1850.
———. Remarks of Mr. Brooks in the House of Representatives, March 7th: The biggest deficiency bill ever known in the world’s history
... [New York: The Society, 1863].
———. A seven months’ run, up, and down, and around the world
. New York: Appleton, 1872.
———. Remarks of Mr. Brooks in the House of Representatives, March 7th
. [New York: N.p.,1863].
———. A seven months’ run, up, and down, and around the world
. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1874.
———. Speech of the Hon. James Brooks, at 932 Broadway, Tuesday evening, December 30, 1862
. [New York: N.p., 1863].
———. Speech of Hon. James Brooks, of New York, on the deficiency bill. In the House of Representatives, March 20, 1852
. [Washington]: Gideon & Co., printers [1852].
———. Speech of Hon. James Brooks, of New York, on the President’s message, in the House of Representatives, December, 1864
. [Washington?: N.p., 1864].
———. The tariff. Extracts.> Speech of Hon. James Brooks, of New York, delivered in the House of Representatives, March 3, 1870
. [Washington: National Democratic Executive Resident Committee, 1870].
———. The two proclamations: Speech of the Hon. James Brooks, before the Democratic Union Association, Sept. 29th, 1862
. [New York]: Printed by Van Evrie, Horton & Co., [1862?]
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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