William E. Brooks (politician)
William E. Brooks may refer to: * William Edwin Brooks (1828–1899), Irish civil engineer and ornithologist * Bucky Brooks William Eldridge "Bucky" Brooks Jr. (born January 22, 1971) is a sportswriter and former professional American football player. He played for five National Football League (NFL) teams in a five-year career, primarily as a kick returner. Brooks i ...

William Edwin Brooks
William Edwin Brooks (30 July 1828 near Dublin, Ireland – 18 January 1899 in Mount Forest, Ontario) was a civil engineer in India and an ornithologist. He later settled in Canada where his son Allan Cyril Brooks also became an ornithologist and bird artist of repute. Brooks was a pioneer of identifying species by their calls and he described several new species, particularly warblers in collaboration with Allan Octavian Hume. Brooks's leaf warbler is named after him. Life and work Brooks was born in Ireland although his parents were from Northumberland. His father was a noted engineer William Alexander Brooks (25 March 1802 – 26 January 1877) who had worked on the Panama Canal with Ferdinand de Lesseps during which project he died at Paya near the Isthmus of Darien. His mother was Mary Eliza née Beale. Brooks was interested in birds from a young age and was a friend of Albany and John Hancock. A bird specimen in the Hancock museum was collected by Brooks in 1854. Willi ...
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