GEORGE MERRICK BROOKS

Brooks, George Merrick (1824-1893), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Concord, Middlesex, Mass., July 26, 1824; attended an academy in Concord and a boarding school at Waltham; was graduated from Harvard University in 1844; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Concord; member of the State house of representatives in 1858; served in the State senate in 1859; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George S. Boutwell; reelected to the Forty-second Congress and served from November 2, 1869, to May 13, 1872, when he resigned, having been appointed to a judicial position; judge of probate for Middlesex County and served until his death in Concord, Mass., September 22, 1893; interment in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Parents: Nathan Brooks, Mary Merrick
Spouse: Abba Maria Prescott
Born: 17 Nov 1825 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 10 Jun 1851 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage: 4 Apr 1850 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Children:
Caroline E. Brooks b. abt 1871 in Mass.
Mary D. Brooks b. abt 1878 in Mass.

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell