George Merrick Brooks
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's7th district
In office November 2, 1869 – May 13, 1872
Preceded by	George S. Boutwell
Succeeded by	Constantine C. Esty
Chairman of theConcord, Massachusetts Board of Selecmen
Member of theConcord, Massachusetts Board of Selecmen
In office 1858–1858
Member of theMassachusetts Senate Fourth Middlesex District
In office 1859–1859
Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1858–1858
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1824 Concord, Massachusetts
Died	September 22, 1893 (aged 69) Concord, Massachusetts
Party	Republican

George Merrick Brooks (July 26, 1824 – September 22, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and also served as a state legislator and probate judge.

Brooks was born inConcord, Massachusetts, to parents Nathan Brooks and Mary Merrick Brooks, a leader in theConcord Female Anti-Slavery Society.^[1] Brooks attended an academy in Concord and a boarding school atWaltham. He graduated fromHarvard University in 1844. He studied law, gainedadmission to the bar in 1847, and commenced practice in Concord. He served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1858 and in theMassachusetts Senate in 1859. He also served on the Concordselect board and on the board of theConcord Free Public Library.

Brooks was elected as aRepublican to theForty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofGeorge S. Boutwell. He was reelected to theForty-second Congress and served from November 2, 1869, to May 13, 1872, when he resigned, having been appointed to a judicial position. He served asjudge of probate for Middlesex County until his death inConcord, Massachusetts, September 22, 1893. He was interred inSleepy Hollow Cemetery.

He was the brother-in-law of US Attorney GeneralEbenezer Rockwood Hoar, through the marriage of his sister Caroline Downes Brooks Hoar.

• United States Congress."George M. Brooks (id: B000879)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• The Brooks HouseArchived 2020-01-03 at theWayback Machine
• Nathan Brooks Papers (Father)
• George Merrick Brooks Find A Grave
• George Merrick Brooks US House Biography

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