Halbert W. Brooks

Halbert Wilson Brooks (December 9, 1885 – March 17, 1963) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Brooks was born on December 9, 1885, in Green Lake, Wisconsin.^[1][2] He attended Ripon College, where he later became the track coach.^[3] He married Irene Gilkey (1887–1968) in 1908.^[1] From 1925 to 1926, he was Sheriff of Green Lake County, Wisconsin. He died at a retirement home in Markesan, Wisconsin, in 1963.^[1]

Political career

Brooks was a member of the Assembly twice. First, from 1945 to 1946 and second, from 1949 to 1952. Additionally, he was President and Treasurer of Green Lake and a member of the Green Lake County Board. He was a Republican.