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J. Twing Brooks

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Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936. After his time in Congress, he served as a member of the
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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from 1949 to 1956. He died in Sewickley, aged 71, and is buried in Sewickley Cemetery.
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by Franklin Roosevelt in 1935 with Rep. Brooks in standing fourth from the left
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He was engaged in the steel industry after graduation. During the
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Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science alumni
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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He graduated from the 277:The Political Graveyard 366:(ordered by seniority) 222: 241:, from 1937 to 1939. 216: 219:Social Security Act 179:Brooks was born in 157:Joshua Twing Brooks 23:Joshua Twing Brooks 16:American politician 223: 1117: 1116: 1112: 1111: 326: 325: 317:Succeeded by 154: 153: 116:February 27, 1884 1172: 1100: 1091: 1082: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1046: 1037: 1028: 1019: 1010: 1001: 992: 983: 974: 965: 956: 947: 938: 929: 920: 911: 902: 893: 884: 875: 866: 857: 848: 839: 830: 821: 812: 803: 780: 771: 737: 728: 719: 710: 701: 692: 683: 674: 665: 656: 647: 638: 629: 620: 611: 602: 593: 584: 575: 566: 557: 548: 539: 530: 521: 512: 503: 494: 485: 476: 467: 458: 447: 438: 429: 406: 397: 375: 374: 367: 352: 345: 338: 329: 320:Peter J. De Muth 311: 295:William R. Coyle 292:Preceded by 282: 273: 208:Washington, D.C. 135: 132:February 7, 1956 115: 113: 101:Personal details 91:Peter J. De Muth 87: 79:William R. 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U.S. House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
30th
William R. Coyle
Peter J. De Muth
Edgeworth
Pennsylvania
Democratic
Democratic
U.S. House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Edgeworth
Sewickley
Pennsylvania
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
First World War
Washington, D.C.

Social Security Act
Seventy-third
Seventy-fourth
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Airport
"Joshua Twing Brooks (id: B000882)"
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The Political Graveyard

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