Legislator Details


Colonel John Adams Brooks
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 53

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 5/14/1803
City: Haverill, NH
County: Grafton County, NH
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 5/20/1866
City: Newaygo, MI
County: Newaygo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Grand Rapids, MI
County: Kent County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oakhill Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Lucina Parsons; children: Ellen Marie (Stryker), John Adams II, John A., Martha A. (Watson), Mary Agnes (Mead)

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: lumberman, builder
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
With his energy did much to build up the village, established the county seat, erected a first class hotel, built a church, procured capital to dam the river and built mills and manufactured lumber on a large scale. He was a member of Companies F and S, 2nd Michigan Cavalry, battalion QM

Notable Facts:
Settled in Newaygo in 1841 and founded the village of Newaygo in 1852. He planned and constructed a canal across the Muskegon flats after obtaining an appropriation of internal improvement lands for that purpose. Find-a-Grave.com [headstone] gives death date as 5/26/1866; there is a cenotaph in the Newaygo Cemetery.

Sessions Served:

Twentieth Legislature, 1859-1860
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Public Lands , Asylum for Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Newaygo
County of Residence Newaygo
District: Newaygo District
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/2/1858
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1859
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Nineteenth Legislature, 1857-1858
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Elections
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Newaygo
County of Residence Newaygo
District: Newaygo County
District Description: Newaygo County

Date Elected: 11/4/1856
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1857
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1857 p.36; MIBiog:1:111-112; Find-a-Grave.com; USCen 1860
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