Micah Brooks (May 14, 1775 – July 7, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Micah Brooks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded bySamuel M. Hopkins
Peter Buell Porter
Succeeded byBenjamin Ellicott
John Canfield Spencer
New York State Assembly
In office
1808–1809
Personal details
Born(1775-05-14)May 14, 1775
near Cheshire, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedJuly 7, 1857(1857-07-07) (aged 82)
Fillmore, New York, U.S.
Resting placeNunda Cemetery, Nunda, New York
CitizenshipU.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
ProfessionSurveyor
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
 New York, New York State Infantry
Years of service1812-1814
1828-1830
RankColonel
Major-general
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Life

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Brooks received his early education from his father. He was a pioneer and one of the earliest surveyors of western New York.

He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1806. He was a member from Ontario County of the New York State Assembly in 1808-09. He served as colonel on the frontier and at Fort Erie during the War of 1812. He was a major general of the New York State Infantry from 1828 to 1830.

Brooks was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 14th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817. Afterwards he engaged in agricultural pursuits.

He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821. He was elected a presidential elector in 1824 and cast his vote for John Quincy Adams.

He was buried at the Nunda Cemetery in Nunda, New York.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Micah Brooks (id: B000883)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 57, 70, 261 and 326; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 21st congressional district

1815–1817
with Peter B. Porter 1815–16 and Archibald S. Clarke 1816–17
Succeeded by