Edwin B. Brooks | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's23rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Martin D. Foster |
| Succeeded by | William W. Arnold |
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| Born | (1868-09-20)September 20, 1868 Newton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1933(1933-09-18) (aged 64) Newton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Edwin Bruce Brooks (September 20, 1868 – September 18, 1933) was aU.S. representative fromIllinois. He was the cousin ofEdmund H. Hinshaw.
Born inNewton, Illinois, Brooks attended the public schools, and was graduated from Valparaiso (Indiana) University in 1892. Superintendent of schools at Newman 1894–1897, at Newton 1897–1903, at Greenville 1903–1905, and at Paris 1905–1912. He engaged in banking atNewton, Illinois from 1912 to 1914. County superintendent of schools of Jasper County 1914–1918.
Brooks was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-sixth andSixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to theSixty-eighth Congress. Superintendent of charities for the State of Illinois in 1924–1930. He served as assistant attorney general 1930–1932. He died in Newton, Illinois, September 18, 1933. He was interred in River Side Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 23rd congressional district 1919-1923 | Succeeded by |
