Sir Arthur David Brooks, GBE (6 March 1864 – 7 April 1930) was

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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

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, who had been appointed

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. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 "For services in connection with the War". .

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{{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 Birmingham, West Midlands Conservative Party (UK) councillors