Halbert W. Brooks


Halbert Wilson Brooks was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Brooks was born on December 9, 1885 in Green Lake, Wisconsin. He attended Ripon College, where he later became the track coach. He married Irene Gilkey in 1908. From 1925 to 1926, he was Sheriff of Green Lake County, Wisconsin. He died at a retirement home in Markesan, Wisconsin in 1963.

Political career

Brooks was a member of the Assembly twice. First, from 1945 to 1946 and second, from 1949 to 1952. Additionally, he was President and Treasurer of Green Lake and a member of the Green Lake County Board. He was a Republican.