Biographical sketch of the Brooks family, History of Clarksville and Old Red River County, pp. 213-214. Ben F. Brooks, "representative of Red County in the Forty-First and Forty Second Legislatures of Texas from January, 1929, to January, 1933." HeritageQuest Online.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/7/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Obituary, Ben F. Brooks, 12/11/1978, p. 4. Paris News.

Other Resources

Ben F. Brooks, death date 12/10/1978 in Bogata, Red River County, age 89, retired rancher, agri. - civil service. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1977-1986.
Benjamin Franklin Brooks, birth date 8/23/1889 in Detroit, Texas, home address in Bagwell, Texas, merchant, draft registration 6/6/1917 in Red River County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Benjamin F. Brooks, birth date 8/23/1889, death date 12/10/1978, burial in Detroit Cemetery, Detroit, Red River County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben F. Brooks, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben F. Brooks, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Game and Fisheries
41st R.S. - 1929 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Game and Fisheries Oil, Gas and Mining

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