Walker Brooke

Whig Senator of Mississippi

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1813 (56 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1869

Death

Served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.
Held the position of U.S. Senator from 1852 to 1853, filling a vacancy and not seeking reelection afterward.
Practiced law after his Senate term and continued his legal career in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Participated in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1848 and the Mississippi Senate in 1850 and 1852.
Initially affiliated with the Whig Party before joining the Democratic Party in 1861.
Contributed to the constitutional convention in Mississippi in 1861.
Appointed to the permanent military court of the Confederate States after his congressional service.