John Stewart Brooks (April 5, 1910 – September 2000) was an engineer and political figure in the

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, Canada. He represented

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and then

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in the

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as a Progressive Conservative member from 1952 to 1976. He was born in Gladwyn,

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, the son of George H. Brooks and Mabel A. Everett. In 1930, he married Grace Ruth Taylor. He worked for the

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. Brooks served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1957 to 1958, then as

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from 1958 to 1960, as

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from 1970 to 1972 and then as

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from 1972 to 1973. In 1973, he was named chairman of the

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and, in 1974, chairman of New Brunswick's Treasury Board. Brooks was a past Grand Master for the province's

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lodge.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1963'', PG Normandin
Premier's message on death of John Stewart Brooks, Government of New Brunswick
1910 births 2000 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick People from Victoria County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub