Joshua Twing Brooks | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's30th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Coyle |
| Succeeded by | Peter J. De Muth |
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| Born | (1884-02-27)February 27, 1884 Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1956(1956-02-07) (aged 71) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Joshua Twing Brooks (February 27, 1884 – February 7, 1956) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Brooks was born inEdgeworth (nowSewickley),Pennsylvania. He graduated from theSheffield Scientific School ofYale University in 1908.
He was engaged in the steel industry after graduation. During theFirst World War, Brooks served in the Quartermaster Division inWashington, D.C., purchasing steel products for the Army. After the war he returned to Sewickley, and continued in the steel industry. He later established his own business as a distributor of railway supplies and steel products.
Brooks was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-third andSeventy-fourth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936. After his time in Congress, he served as a member of thePennsylvania Liquor Control Board atHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 1937 to 1939.
He served as assistant director of aviation forAllegheny County, Pennsylvania, from 1940 to 1948, and as manager ofAllegheny County Airport from 1949 to 1956. He died in Sewickley, aged 71, and is buried in Sewickley Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 30th congressional district 1933–1937 | Succeeded by |
