Sheldon Brooks (May 20, 1811 – May 19, 1883) was an American physician and politician. Brooks was born in Redfield,

Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,525. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk-language word meaning "the pouring out place", referring to the point at ...

. He was a farmer and a physician. In 1856, Brooks moved to

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and helped platted the community of

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, Winona County, Minnesota. He continued to farm and practiced medicine. Brooks served in the Winona County Commission and then in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1959 and 1860. In 1862, he started a grain warehouse in Minneiska, Minnesota and was involved with the lumber business. Brooks died in Winona, Minnesota and was in failing health.Minnesota Historical Society-Sheldon Brooks
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