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JOHN B. BROOKS
A MEMBER OF COUNTY COURT IS SUMMONED
John B. Brooks, justice of the peace from the Eighth district, former chairman of the county Republican executive committee and one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Maury county, died at his home near Cross Bridges at 12:30 o’clock today, after a protracted illness.
Mr. Brooks has been in very poor health for more than a year. For several months his life has been despaired of and there has been practically no hope held out for his recovery. At times he seemed to revive, but his death was not unexpected.
For the past eleven years, Mr. Brooks had been a member of the county court and until failing health checked his activities he was one of the foremost members of that body. He took an active part in every movement for the advancement of the interests of the county. While he was conservative he was, at the same time, very progressive. A man of splendid business sense he proved a most valuable member of the county’s administrative forces.
No man in the county had a higher sense of integrity than John B. Brooks and when an ouster suit was filed against him a year or more ago for alleged technical violations of the law, it was a most common remark to hear men declare that if John Brooks was not an honest man they would lose faith in humanity. The high esteem in which he was held by those who knew him best, his friends and neighbors, was attested in the fact that not a single one of the relators in the ouster case resided in his civil district. Not only that but a staunch Republican Mr. Brooks was twice elected to a district that is overwhelmingly Democratic. He was as highly esteemed by his democratic friends as he was by the members of his own party and as a public servant he never showed the least evidence of partisanship.
‘Squire Brooks was long an active and influential member of the Republican party. He served for two years as its chairman and was repeatedly a member of the executive committee and was frequently a delegate to the party conventions. For two years he was a member of the county election board, serving as its secretary. But his friends were not confined to any party or faction.
He was a devout and sincere member of the Methodist church and for many years had been chairman of the board of stewards of the Cross Bridges Methodist church, an office that he held at the time of his death. He took the liveliest interest in all the activities of his church. He was generous and charitable and his home was the seat of old time Southern hospitality.
In the ouster suit to which reference has been heretofore made, ‘Squire Brooks won a signal and sweeping victory in the circuit court, Judge Turner finding for him on all of the issues and dismissing the bill.
Mr. Brooks was sixty-three years of age and was born at Hampshire, a member of one of the oldest and best known families of the western section of the county. He was married to Miss Alice English, who survives him. One child, Mrs. Mary Brooks Jones, wife of Henry Jones, of the First district, also survives him. Numerous connections throughout the wet section of the county all survive to mourn the loss of a splendid citizen. He was engaged the most of his life in farming and was regarded as one of the most successful and progressive farmers of the county.
The funeral services of ‘Squire Brooks will be held at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. R. Wright. The interment will be at Cross Bridges.
JOHN B. BROOKS
A MEMBER OF COUNTY COURT IS SUMMONED
John B. Brooks, justice of the peace from the Eighth district, former chairman of the county Republican executive committee and one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Maury county, died at his home near Cross Bridges at 12:30 o’clock today, after a protracted illness.
Mr. Brooks has been in very poor health for more than a year. For several months his life has been despaired of and there has been practically no hope held out for his recovery. At times he seemed to revive, but his death was not unexpected.
For the past eleven years, Mr. Brooks had been a member of the county court and until failing health checked his activities he was one of the foremost members of that body. He took an active part in every movement for the advancement of the interests of the county. While he was conservative he was, at the same time, very progressive. A man of splendid business sense he proved a most valuable member of the county’s administrative forces.
No man in the county had a higher sense of integrity than John B. Brooks and when an ouster suit was filed against him a year or more ago for alleged technical violations of the law, it was a most common remark to hear men declare that if John Brooks was not an honest man they would lose faith in humanity. The high esteem in which he was held by those who knew him best, his friends and neighbors, was attested in the fact that not a single one of the relators in the ouster case resided in his civil district. Not only that but a staunch Republican Mr. Brooks was twice elected to a district that is overwhelmingly Democratic. He was as highly esteemed by his democratic friends as he was by the members of his own party and as a public servant he never showed the least evidence of partisanship.
‘Squire Brooks was long an active and influential member of the Republican party. He served for two years as its chairman and was repeatedly a member of the executive committee and was frequently a delegate to the party conventions. For two years he was a member of the county election board, serving as its secretary. But his friends were not confined to any party or faction.
He was a devout and sincere member of the Methodist church and for many years had been chairman of the board of stewards of the Cross Bridges Methodist church, an office that he held at the time of his death. He took the liveliest interest in all the activities of his church. He was generous and charitable and his home was the seat of old time Southern hospitality.
In the ouster suit to which reference has been heretofore made, ‘Squire Brooks won a signal and sweeping victory in the circuit court, Judge Turner finding for him on all of the issues and dismissing the bill.
Mr. Brooks was sixty-three years of age and was born at Hampshire, a member of one of the oldest and best known families of the western section of the county. He was married to Miss Alice English, who survives him. One child, Mrs. Mary Brooks Jones, wife of Henry Jones, of the First district, also survives him. Numerous connections throughout the wet section of the county all survive to mourn the loss of a splendid citizen. He was engaged the most of his life in farming and was regarded as one of the most successful and progressive farmers of the county.
The funeral services of ‘Squire Brooks will be held at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. R. Wright. The interment will be at Cross Bridges.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96091104/1917-09-14/ed-1/seq-6/
JOHN B. BROOKS
A MEMBER OF COUNTY COURT IS SUMMONED
John B. Brooks, justice of the peace from the Eighth district, former chairman of the county Republican executive committee and one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Maury county, died at his home near Cross Bridges at 12:30 o’clock today, after a protracted illness.
Mr. Brooks has been in very poor health for more than a year. For several months his life has been despaired of and there has been practically no hope held out for his recovery. At times he seemed to revive, but his death was not unexpected.
For the past eleven years, Mr. Brooks had been a member of the county court and until failing health checked his activities he was one of the foremost members of that body. He took an active part in every movement for the advancement of the interests of the county. While he was conservative he was, at the same time, very progressive. A man of splendid business sense he proved a most valuable member of the county’s administrative forces.
No man in the county had a higher sense of integrity than John B. Brooks and when an ouster suit was filed against him a year or more ago for alleged technical violations of the law, it was a most common remark to hear men declare that if John Brooks was not an honest man they would lose faith in humanity. The high esteem in which he was held by those who knew him best, his friends and neighbors, was attested in the fact that not a single one of the relators in the ouster case resided in his civil district. Not only that but a staunch Republican Mr. Brooks was twice elected to a district that is overwhelmingly Democratic. He was as highly esteemed by his democratic friends as he was by the members of his own party and as a public servant he never showed the least evidence of partisanship.
‘Squire Brooks was long an active and influential member of the Republican party. He served for two years as its chairman and was repeatedly a member of the executive committee and was frequently a delegate to the party conventions. For two years he was a member of the county election board, serving as its secretary. But his friends were not confined to any party or faction.
He was a devout and sincere member of the Methodist church and for many years had been chairman of the board of stewards of the Cross Bridges Methodist church, an office that he held at the time of his death. He took the liveliest interest in all the activities of his church. He was generous and charitable and his home was the seat of old time Southern hospitality.
In the ouster suit to which reference has been heretofore made, ‘Squire Brooks won a signal and sweeping victory in the circuit court, Judge Turner finding for him on all of the issues and dismissing the bill.
Mr. Brooks was sixty-three years of age and was born at Hampshire, a member of one of the oldest and best known families of the western section of the county. He was married to Miss Alice English, who survives him. One child, Mrs. Mary Brooks Jones, wife of Henry Jones, of the First district, also survives him. Numerous connections throughout the wet section of the county all survive to mourn the loss of a splendid citizen. He was engaged the most of his life in farming and was regarded as one of the most successful and progressive farmers of the county.
The funeral services of ‘Squire Brooks will be held at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. R. Wright. The interment will be at Cross Bridges.
JOHN B. BROOKS
A MEMBER OF COUNTY COURT IS SUMMONED
John B. Brooks, justice of the peace from the Eighth district, former chairman of the county Republican executive committee and one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Maury county, died at his home near Cross Bridges at 12:30 o’clock today, after a protracted illness.
Mr. Brooks has been in very poor health for more than a year. For several months his life has been despaired of and there has been practically no hope held out for his recovery. At times he seemed to revive, but his death was not unexpected.
For the past eleven years, Mr. Brooks had been a member of the county court and until failing health checked his activities he was one of the foremost members of that body. He took an active part in every movement for the advancement of the interests of the county. While he was conservative he was, at the same time, very progressive. A man of splendid business sense he proved a most valuable member of the county’s administrative forces.
No man in the county had a higher sense of integrity than John B. Brooks and when an ouster suit was filed against him a year or more ago for alleged technical violations of the law, it was a most common remark to hear men declare that if John Brooks was not an honest man they would lose faith in humanity. The high esteem in which he was held by those who knew him best, his friends and neighbors, was attested in the fact that not a single one of the relators in the ouster case resided in his civil district. Not only that but a staunch Republican Mr. Brooks was twice elected to a district that is overwhelmingly Democratic. He was as highly esteemed by his democratic friends as he was by the members of his own party and as a public servant he never showed the least evidence of partisanship.
‘Squire Brooks was long an active and influential member of the Republican party. He served for two years as its chairman and was repeatedly a member of the executive committee and was frequently a delegate to the party conventions. For two years he was a member of the county election board, serving as its secretary. But his friends were not confined to any party or faction.
He was a devout and sincere member of the Methodist church and for many years had been chairman of the board of stewards of the Cross Bridges Methodist church, an office that he held at the time of his death. He took the liveliest interest in all the activities of his church. He was generous and charitable and his home was the seat of old time Southern hospitality.
In the ouster suit to which reference has been heretofore made, ‘Squire Brooks won a signal and sweeping victory in the circuit court, Judge Turner finding for him on all of the issues and dismissing the bill.
Mr. Brooks was sixty-three years of age and was born at Hampshire, a member of one of the oldest and best known families of the western section of the county. He was married to Miss Alice English, who survives him. One child, Mrs. Mary Brooks Jones, wife of Henry Jones, of the First district, also survives him. Numerous connections throughout the wet section of the county all survive to mourn the loss of a splendid citizen. He was engaged the most of his life in farming and was regarded as one of the most successful and progressive farmers of the county.
The funeral services of ‘Squire Brooks will be held at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. R. Wright. The interment will be at Cross Bridges.
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