Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 36
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/12/1844
City: Pleasant Lake, MI
County: Oakland County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 3/21/1921
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Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Bozeman, MT
County: Gallatin County, MT
Country: US
Cemetery: Sunset Hills Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Ella Y. Clark, 4/2/1879; children: Horace and N.W. [son]
Number of Children: 2
Background
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Occupation: miller, banker, rancher
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended district, union and collegiate schools; Agricultural College of Michigan
Biographical Sketch:
Son of William W. and Samantha (Stockwell) Martin. At the age f 21 engaged in the milling business. Moved to Battle Creek then Detroit. In 1877 moved to Reed City. Moved to Montana in 1890. Vice president of Commercial National Bank; director of the Bellgrade State Bank. Member of the Masons, Shriners and Elks.
Notable Facts:
Birth year in Michigan Biographies: 1841
His name, Broox is spelled 'Brooks' in the 1880 census.
His wife organized the Bozeman, MT Mount Hyalite Chapter of the DAR in 1819.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Municipal Corporations, Reform School for Girls, Ways and Means
City of Residence: Reed City
County of Residence Osceola
District Description: Osceola County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Eastern Asylum for Insane , Public Lands
City of Residence: Reed City
County of Residence Osceola
District Description: Counties of Osceola, Missaukee, Kalkaska, and Crawford
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Chapman (Le) p.338-39; Manual 1883 p.407, 510-11; USCen 1880, 1900, 1910; Find-a-Grave.com
