Samuel Brooks (Canadian politician)
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Samuel Brooks was an American
-born merchant and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire
, the son of merchant Samuel Brooks. He set up business in Newbury, Vermont
. He married Elizabeth Towle in 1813. Around 1820, he moved to Stanstead
in Lower Canada, later moving to Lennoxville
. He was a merchant there and also provided loans, raised livestock and acted as agent for the British American Land Company in the Eastern Townships
. He later was a bank manager at Sherbrooke and president of the Stanstead and Sherbrooke Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Brooks was also involved in the development of railroads in the region with Alexander Tilloch Galt
.
He served in the local militia and as justice of the peace. Brooks was elected to represent Sherbrooke in the Legislative Assembly of Canada in 1929 and was reelected in 1830. He was forced to resign in 1831 because he was not a British subject. He was elected to represent Sherbrooke in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
in 1844 and was reelected in 1848. He died in office in Montreal
in 1849.
His son Edward Towle
served in the Canadian House of Commons. His daughter Eleanor Hall married John Sewell Sanborn
, who served in the Senate of Canada.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born merchant and political figure in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
.
He was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,697 at the 2010 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes...
, the son of merchant Samuel Brooks. He set up business in Newbury, Vermont
Newbury, Vermont
Newbury could be either of the following places in the U.S. state of Vermont:*Newbury , Vermont*Newbury , Vermont...
. He married Elizabeth Towle in 1813. Around 1820, he moved to Stanstead
Stanstead, Quebec
Stanstead is a town of about 3,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Québec. Stanstead is located on the Canada-United States border across from Derby Line, Vermont....
in Lower Canada, later moving to Lennoxville
Lennoxville, Quebec
Lennoxville is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately five kilometers south of downtown Sherbrooke....
. He was a merchant there and also provided loans, raised livestock and acted as agent for the British American Land Company in the Eastern Townships
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
. He later was a bank manager at Sherbrooke and president of the Stanstead and Sherbrooke Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Brooks was also involved in the development of railroads in the region with Alexander Tilloch Galt
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, GCMG, PC was a politician and a father of Canadian Confederation.He was born in Chelsea, England, the son of Scottish novelist and colonizer, John Galt, and Elizabeth Tilloch Galt. He was a cousin of Sir Hugh Allan.Alexander Galt is interred in the Mount Royal Cemetery...
.
He served in the local militia and as justice of the peace. Brooks was elected to represent Sherbrooke in the Legislative Assembly of Canada in 1929 and was reelected in 1830. He was forced to resign in 1831 because he was not a British subject. He was elected to represent Sherbrooke in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
in 1844 and was reelected in 1848. He died in office in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1849.
His son Edward Towle
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....
served in the Canadian House of Commons. His daughter Eleanor Hall married John Sewell Sanborn
John Sewell Sanborn
John Sewell Sanborn was a Canadian educator, lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth College, later studying at the University of Bishop’s College in Lennoxville, Quebec. He was the principal at a secondary school in Sherbrooke...
, who served in the Senate of Canada.
External links
- National Assembly biography (in French)