John Stewart Brooks was an engineer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick

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. He represented Victoria County

Victoria County, New Brunswick

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 and then Victoria-Tobique

Victoria-Tobique

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

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 member from 1952 to 1976.

He was born in Gladwyn, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, the son of George H. Brooks and Mabel A. Everett. In 1930, he married Grace Ruth Taylor. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

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. Brooks served in the province's Executive Council

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 as Minister of Municipal Affairs

Department of Municipal Affairs (New Brunswick)

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 from 1957 to 1958, then as Minister of Public Works

Department of Public Works and Highways (New Brunswick)

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 from 1958 to 1960, as Minister of Transportation

Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)

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 from 1970 to 1972 and then as Minister of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture (New Brunswick)

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 from 1972 to 1973. In 1973, he was named chairman of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission

NB Power

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 and, in 1974, chairman of New Brunswick's Treasury Board. Brooks was a past Grand Master for the province's Masonic lodge.