Thomas Overton Brooks (December 21 1897 – September 16 1961) was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana having served for a quarter century beginning on January 3 1937. Brooks was a nephew of U.S. Senator John Holmes Overton and a great-grandson of Walter Hampden Overton. At the time of his death he was chairman of the House Science and Astronautics Committee.
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active years end date
1961-09-16
active years start date
1937-01-03
alma mater
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
birth date
1897-12-21
birth place
Louisiana, Baton Rouge Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana, United States
death date
1961-09-16
death place
Maryland, Bethesda Maryland
military branch
United States Army
occupation
Lawyer
order in office
Member of the, U.S. House of Representatives, from Louisiana's 4th district
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