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David Brooks (other)
David Brooks may refer to: Writers * David Brooks (commentator) (born 1961), commentator for ''The New York Times'' and other publications * David Brooks (author) (born 1953), Australian author of short stories and co-editor of ''Southerly'' * David H. M. Brooks (1950–1996), South African philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town Arts * Mavado (singer) (David Constantine Brooks, born 1981), Jamaican dancehall artist * David Brooks, director of the 2012 film '' ATM'' * Bubba Brooks (David Kenneth Brooks, Jr., 1922–2002), American jazz musician * David Brooks (actor) (1915–1999), American actor and stage director and producer Politics * David Brooks (American politician) (1756–1838), United States representative in the Fifth United States Congress * David Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw (born 1934), British peer and politician * David Brooks (Northern Irish politician), MLA from Belfast East * Sir David Brooks (lord mayor) (1864–1930), Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (commentator)
David Brooks (born August 11, 1961) is a political and cultural commentator who writes for ''The New York Times''. He has worked as a film critic for ''The Washington Times'', a reporter and later op-ed editor for ''The Wall Street Journal'',Columnist Biography: David Brooks '''' a senior editor at '''' from its inception, a contributing editor at '''', and '' |
David Brooks (lord Mayor)
Sir Arthur David Brooks, GBE (6 March 1864 – 7 April 1930) was Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1917, 1918, and 1919. A solicitor, he was elected to the Birmingham City Council in 1901 as a Conservative and was elected an alderman in 1911. In 1917, he was elected Lord Mayor in succession to Neville Chamberlain, who had been appointed Director of National Service The Director of National Service was a post that existed briefly in the British government. Although a political appointment, the initial holder was Neville Chamberlain who was not a Member of Parliament at the time. Chamberlain resigned in August .... He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 "For services in connection with the War". . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, David 1864 births 1930 deaths Lord Mayors of Birmingham, West Midlands Place of birth missing Place of death missing English solicitors Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Councillors in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (inventor)
David Brooks was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania inventor, remembered for an innovative insulator for telegraphy, telegraph lines in 1864 and 1867. He patented it while working for the Central Pacific Railroad. His patents allowed the railroad to more easily communicate with construction crews building the first transcontinental railroad in America. The insulator had a thick metal casing around blown glass; the assembly was held together with molten sulfur. Out of the tube extends a "ramshorn" rod that held the telegraph wires. It was mounted into holes drilled into the bottom of wooden crossarms attached to poles. Prior to the invention, Brooks worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, which in the 1850s received permission to build its own telegraph line, having bought necessary patents. Brooks was the railroad's first superintendent of telegraphs, appointed in 1852. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, David American inventors American engineers Year of birth missing Year of death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Owen Brooks
David Owen Brooks (February 12, 1955 – May 28, 2020) was an American convicted murderer and accomplice of serial killer Dean Corll, who, along with Elmer Wayne Henley, abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston, Texas. The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders, came to light after Henley fatally shot Corll. Many of the victims had been friends of Brooks and Henley. At the time of their discovery, the Houston Mass Murders were considered the worst example of serial murder in American history. In the years between his 1975 conviction and his death in 2020 from COVID-19, Brooks was repeatedly denied parole (finally in 2018). Childhood Brooks first met Corll while in the sixth grade. He was one of many children and youths who socialized at the Corll Candy Company, and later admitted Corll was one of few people who did not mock his glasses. In Brooks' oral confession, he admitted that Corll sexually abu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (footballer)
David Robert Brooks (born 8 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club AFC Bournemouth and the Wales national team. He played for both Wales and England at youth level before making his senior debut for Wales in 2017. Club career Early career Brooks was born in Warrington, Cheshire. He was associated with the Manchester City academy from the age of seven, before he switched to the Sheffield United academy in 2014 and signed professional forms with the club in March 2015. He joined National League side Halifax Town on a one-month loan on 29 August 2015. Brooks had his loan extended into a second month and scored one goal, against Aldershot Town, in his five appearances. Sheffield United He made his first-team debut for ''the Blades'' on 30 August 2016, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Matt Done in a 0–0 draw with Leicester City U23 in an EFL Trophy group stage match at Bramall Lane. He made his first start for the club in the next fix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (rugby Union)
David Kenneth Brooks (12 March 1924 – January ) was born in Merton Park attending Rutlish School (1935–42) before embarking on wartime service with the Fleet Air Arm flying a Swordfish which he described as "an aircraft of ponderous design and purpose. Quite suitable, I thought". After the end of the Second World War he joined the family business and combined his career with playing rugby for Harlequins who he joined in 1945, emerging in the post-war years alongside the likes of Alan Grimsdell, Hugh Forbes and Roger ‘Chalky’ Whyte who were said to have "added to the strength and flair of the side". From 1952 to 1954 'Brooky' captained Harlequins, whilst further honours were gained as he played for Surrey (captain 1950–52) and London Counties. A back-row player, in his 16 years with Harlequins he made 161 appearances for the 1XV scoring a total of 43 points including 13 tries. During his playing career Brooks combined his playing exploits with work as the press offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (ice Hockey)
David Alan "Dave" Brooks (born December 27, 1939) is an American retired ice hockey player who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... He is the younger brother of Herb Brooks. In 1964, he participated with the American ice hockey team in the Winter Olympics tournament, where he set the record for most penalty minutes in a single tournament by an American. See also List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for the United States References External links * 1939 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the United States Ice hockey people from Saint Paul, Minnesota American men's ice hockey centers {{US-icehockey-center-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (rugby League)
David Brooks (born 24 May 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A one-club man, Brooks played his first-grade career primarily with the Balmain Tigers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, with a couple of short stints in England in the off-season with Hull FC ( Heritage № 825) and later with Chorley Borough. Brooks primarily played in the . Playing career While attending McCarthy Catholic High School in Tamworth, Brooks played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1979. Brooks made his first grade debut for Balmain in round 1 of the 1983 season against South Sydney at Leichhardt Oval. Brooks ended his debut season as the club's top point scorer. Brooks was selected to represent New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (Northern Irish Politician)
David Brooks is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Brooks has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East since the 2022 election. He condemned the placing of political posters and placards on a bonfire on Eleventh Night In Northern Ireland, the Eleventh Night or 11th Night, also known as "bonfire night", is the night before the Twelfth of July, an Ulster Protestant celebration. On this night, large towering bonfires are lit in Protestant loyalist neighbourhoods ... 2022. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Democratic Unionist Party MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027 {{Northern-Ireland-MLA-stub Democratic Unionist Party councillors Members of Belfast City Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (author)
David Gordon Brooks (born 12 January 1953 in Canberra) is an Australian poet, novelist, short-fiction writer and essayist. He is the author of four published novels, four collections of short stories and five collections of poetry, and his work has won or been shortlisted for major prizes. Brooks is a highly intellectual writer, and his fiction has drawn frequent comparison with the writers Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges. He studied poetics at the Australian National University (ANU) and in Toronto, Canada, from 1971 to 1986. He has been a hand-press printer of high-quality works, and was an editor of the Australian poetry journals ''New Poetry'', ''Helix'' and ''Southerly''. He taught literature at several Australian universities, followed by the Creative Writing program at Sydney University from 1999 to 2013. He is a long-term vegan,condensed version/ref> and writes extensively for and about animals and animal suffering. Early life Brooks was born in 1953 to H. Gord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw
David Gerald Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw (born 14 September 1934 – ) is a British peer and politician. ''thepeerage'' Life He was born the son of Gerald Brooks, 3rd Baron Crawshaw and his wife Marjory Sheila Clifton and was educated at and the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. He was for 1985–86, has been President of Leicester Conservative Association since 2001 and president of Leicestershire Agricultural Socie ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brooks (American Politician)
David Brooks (1756 – August 30, 1838) was an officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolution and a United States representative from New York. Brooks was born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania and attended the public schools there. In 1776, he entered the Continental Army as a lieutenant. He was captured at Fort Washington on November 16, 1776. He was a prisoner-of-war for over three years, finally being exchanged in January 1780. As a parolee, he was not allowed in combat again, so he was appointed assistant clothier general. During the 1780s, Brooks studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing law. He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati upon its founding in 1783. He moved to New York County, New York (modern-day Manhattan) and was a member of the New York state assembly from 1787 to 1788. Brooks then moved to Dutchess County, New York and again was a member of the New York state assembly from 1794 to 1796. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
