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Brooks, Thomas Benton, soldier, engineer, geologist, author, was born June 15, 1836, in Monroe, N.Y. During the civil war he was captain in the first New York volunteer engineers, afterwards becoming major and aide on the general staff of the army. At the time of his resignation he held the brevet rank of colonel. In 1869-79 he was assistant geologist in charge of the surveys of the LaWe Superior iron regions. In this connection he was associated with Raphael Pumpelly; and prepared The Geological Survey of Michigan; and Geology of Wisconsin. He died in 1900 in Newburg, N.Y.

Brooks, W. M., lawyer, jurist. He was president of the famous democratic convenOct. 26, 1894, in Birmingham, Ala. Brooks, William Grant, educator, organtion in 1860 of Charleston, S.C. He died ist, composer, author, poet, was born Feb. 26, 1869, in Saco, Maine. He was educated in the public schools of

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in 1891-98 was president of the Tabor and northern railroad. He has now retired and lives in Eedlands, Cal. Brooks, William Keith, naturalist, author, was born March 35, 1848, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a professor of zoology at Johns Hopkins university; and in 1878 the Chesapeake zoological laboratory of Johns Hopkins university was organized under his direction. He is the author of Handbook of Invertebrate Zoology; Development of the American Oyster; Lucifer, a Study in Morphology; Development of Lingula; The Law of Heredity; A Monograph of the Genus Salpa and the Foundations of Zoology. Brooks, William Penn, educator, botanist, college president, was born Nov. 19, 1851, in Norwell, Mass. He received the degree of Ph.D. from the university of Halle, Germany! In 1877-89 he was professor of agri-

culture and botany in and in 188083 and 1886-87 was president of the agricollege in cultural Since that country.

England. He author of a number of songs that have become popular throughout the United States; and many of his poems have been incorporated into several standard works. He is a good musician;

and for many

years was organist in the universalist church at Biddeford, Maine, He is one of the most prominent members of the Maine grand lodge of good templars; has been past chancellor in the knights of pythias; and is an odd fellow. He is the author of an illustrated volume of poems entitled Stories in

Japan;

1889 he has been professor in

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and in' 1866-96 was president of Tabor college of Iowa. In 1860-65 he was tute;

also superintendent of schools for Fremont county, Iowa; and in 1868 was president of the Iowa state teachers' association. I-Ie is also a clergyman _ of the congregational church has been twice moderator of the Iowa state congregational association; was nine times a member of the national council of congregational churches of the United States; and in 1895-98 was a trustee of the national council. In 1876-78 he was a member of the Iowa state legislature; in 1876 he was republican presidential elector: and

agriculture

agricultural college at the author of a number of

Monographs.

Brooks, William Robert, lecturer, astronomer, scientist, was born June 11, 1844, in Maidstone, England. He received a thorough education. He invented various improvements in astronomical, photographic and oth-

Song and Other Poems. Brooks, William Myron, educator, clergyman, college president, statesman, was born March 5, 1835, in Laporte, Ohio. He graduated from Oberlin college and has received the degrees of A.M. and D.D. In 1857-66 he was principal of Tabor literary instihe

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director of the Red House observatory of

Phelps, N.Y. In 1888 he took charge of the Smith observatory of Geneva. His work has consisted

principal-

ly in the discovery of comets; and twentyone of these bodies have been credited to him since 1881. Seven medals have been conferred upon him. Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh, soldier, was born Jan. 28, 1831, in New Lisbon, Ohio. He served in all the wars of the United States in 1841-70; and attained the

rank of brigadier-general in 1861. July 19, 1870, in Huntsville, Ala.

He

died

Brookshire, Elijah Voorhees, farmer, congressman, was born Aug. 15, 1856, in Ladoga, Ind.- He was engaged in the practice of law and farming. In 1889-95 he was a representative from Indiana to the fiftyfifty-second ns a democrat. first,

and fifty-third congresses