David Brooks

Federalist Representative of New York's 5th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1756 (82 years old)

Birthday

August 30, 1838

Death

Served as an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Captured at Fort Washington in 1776 and was a prisoner-of-war for over three years
After being exchanged in 1780, served as assistant clothier general due to parole conditions preventing combat
Studied law in the 1780s, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing law
Original member of the Society of the Cincinnati founded in 1783
Served in the New York state assembly multiple times (1787-1788, 1794-1796, and again in 1810)
Served as a judge in Dutchess County from 1795 to 1807
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1797 to 1799
Ran unsuccessfully for reelection to Congress in 1798 and 1800
Appointed as a commissioner to negotiate a treaty with the Seneca people in the 19th century
Held the position of clerk of Dutchess County at various times between 1807 and 1815
Later appointed as an officer in the United States Custom Service
Died in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1838