Jack Bascom Brooks
Full Name: Jack Bascom BrooksDate of birth: December 18, 1922
Date of death: December 4, 2012
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 16-1 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | Beaumont / Jefferson | Jefferson | |
| H | 16-1 | Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 | 50th | Democrat | Beaumont / Jefferson | Jefferson |
Terms of Service top
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House District 16-1
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 Legislatures: 51st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson Counties in district: Jefferson |
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House District 16-1
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 Legislatures: 50th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson Counties in district: Jefferson |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 90. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 83rd Legislature, R.S., HR 699. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- BROOKS, Jack Bascom (1922-2012). Representative, TX. Birth date 12/18/1922. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- Biography in LRL collection, 328.73092 M235M 2019. The Meanest Man in Congress: Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century, 2019.
Other Resources
- "Jack Brooks, Former Texas Congressman, Dies at 89," 12/5/2012. New York Times.
Photographs
- Photograph. Jack B. Brooks, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack B. Brooks, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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51st R.S. - 1949
Banks and Banking (Chair) Insurance Local and Uncontested Bills Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Affairs Water Code | ||
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50th R.S. - 1947
Banks and Banking Common Carriers Insurance Rules State Affairs |
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