Edward Towle Brooks
Politician
1830 – 1897
Who was Edward Towle Brooks?
Edward Towle Brooks was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Sherbrooke in the Canadian House of Commons 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 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.
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- Born
- Jul 6, 1830
Lennoxville, Quebec - Parents
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- Died
- Aug 5, 1897
Sherbrooke
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on July 23, 2013
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