James Brooks was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who represented New York City in the United States House of Representatives for seven nonconsecutive terms between 1849 and his death in 1873. Wikipedia
Born: November 10, 1807, Portland, ME
Died: April 30, 1873 (age 65 years), Washington, D.C.
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Representative (1867–1873), Representative (1863–1866), and Representative (1849–1853)
Children: James Wilton Brooks
Education: Colby College
Books
A Seven Months' Run, Up, and Down, and Around the World
1872
Speech of Hon. James Brooks, of New York, on the President's Message: In the House of Representatives, December, 1864
1864
A Seven Months' Run, Up, and Down, and Around the World: Vol. 1
Report Upon Coinage and Seigniorage
1852
Speech of Hon. James Brooks, of New York, on the President's Message, in the House of Representatives, December, 1864: 1
Speech of Hon. James Brooks, of New York, on the President's Message, in the House of Representatives, December, 1864 Volume 2