Edward Towle Brooks
Edward Towle Brooks | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Town of Sherbrooke |
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In office 1872–1882 |
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Preceded by | Alexander Tilloch Galt |
Succeeded by | Robert Newton Hall |
Personal details | |
Born | Lennoxville, Lower Canada |
July 6, 1830
Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Conservative |
Edward Towle Brooks, QC (July 6, 1830 – August 5, 1897) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and political figure. He represented Town of Sherbrooke in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1882 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Lennoxville, Lower Canada, the son of Samuel Brooks and Elizabeth Towle. Brooks was educated at Dartmouth College, studied law with John Sewell Sanborn and was called to the bar in 1854. In 1856, he married Sarah Louise Clarke. Brooks was named Crown Prosecutor for St. Francis district in 1862. He was named Queen's Counsel in 1875. He was elected battonier for the St. Francis bar. Brooks was a trustee for Bishop's College School in Lennoxville. In 1882, he was named puisne judge in the Quebec Superior Court. Brooks retired from the bench in 1895 due to poor health. He died in Sherbrooke two years later.
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 1872: Sherbrooke (Town of) | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Edward Towle Brooks | acclaimed | ||||||
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] |
Canadian federal election, 1874: Town of Sherbrooke | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Edward Towle Brooks | acclaimed | ||||||
Source: lop.parl.ca |
Canadian federal election, 1878: Town of Sherbrooke | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Edward Towle Brooks | acclaimed |
References
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- Edward Towle Brooks – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ... (1881)
- The Canadian men and women of the time a handbook of Canadian biography, HJ Morgan (1898)
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