Halbert W. Brooks
Halbert Wilson Brooks (December 9, 1885 – March 17, 1963) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Brooks was born on December 9, 1885, in Green Lake, Wisconsin.[1][2] He attended Ripon College, where he later became the track coach.[3] He married Irene Gilkey (1887–1968) in 1908.[1] From 1925 to 1926, he was Sheriff of Green Lake County, Wisconsin. He died at a retirement home in Markesan, Wisconsin, in 1963.[1]
Political career
[edit]Brooks was a member of the Assembly twice. First, from 1945 to 1946 and second, from 1949 to 1952. Additionally, he was President and Treasurer of Green Lake and a member of the Green Lake County Board. He was a Republican.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Past State Legislator, Brooks, Dies". The Oshkosh Northwestern. March 19, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brooks, Halbert W." Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ^ Members of the Assembly. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1946. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
Categories:
- People from Green Lake, Wisconsin
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin sheriffs
- College track and field coaches in the United States
- Ripon College (Wisconsin) alumni
- 1885 births
- 1963 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century Wisconsin politicians