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| Born | John Anderson Brooks (1836-06-03)June 3, 1836 Mason County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 1897(1897-02-03) (aged 60) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Prohibition |
| Spouse | Sue Robertson |
| Children | 4 |
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| Education | Bethany College(BA) |
John Anderson Brooks (June 3, 1836 – February 3, 1897) was a religious scholar and prohibitionist who served as theProhibition Party's vice presidential nominee during the1888 presidential election.
John Anderson Brooks was born on June 3, 1836, inMason County, Kentucky to John Thomas Brooks and Elizabeth Branch Anderson. His ancestors were Virginians and his mother was descended to the Cook and Anderson families, which were part of the political elite of the state.[1] The young Brooks was raised on a farm.[1] He then left village school and completed his education atBethany College in Virginia in 1856. He also obtained a master's degree from the same school and later served as a president of the Flemingsburg College in Kentucky.[2][3] In 1877, he moved to Mexico where he was a pastor until 1880 when he returned to the United States and became a pastor in Kansas City from 1888 to 1892.
Before theCivil War, in which he served as a Confederate chaplain, he was a member of theWhig Party, but afterwards joined theDemocratic Party.[4] He later joined theProhibition Party and served as its Missouri gubernatorial nominee in 1884 and as its vice presidential nominee in 1888.[5]
In 1892, he moved to Memphis, but in 1894 he moved toLondon and served as a pastor until he returned to Memphis in 1896. On February 3, 1897, he died in Memphis, Tennessee from heart failure and his body was later moved and buried inKansas City, Missouri.[6]
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| Preceded by | Prohibition nominee forVice President of the United States 1888 | Succeeded by |
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