George Merrick Brooks

Republican Representative of Massachusetts's 7th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

July 26, 1824 (68 years old)

Birthday

February 22, 1893

Death

Attended an academy in Concord and a boarding school in Waltham
Graduated from Harvard University in 1844
Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847, starting his practice in Concord
Served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1858
Served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1859
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from November 2, 1869, to May 13, 1872
Resigned from Congress to accept a judicial position
Served as a judge of probate for Middlesex County until his death
Interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Brother-in-law of US Attorney General Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar