Edward Towle Brooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Towle Brooks

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1830

Place of Birth: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1897

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Edward Towle Brooks, (July 6, 1830 – August 5, 1897) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and political figure.
He represented Sherbrooke (Town of) in the House of Commons of Canada 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.