Micah Brooks (May 14, 1775July 7, 1857) was a

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from

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Life

Brooks received his early education from his father. He was a pioneer and one of the earliest surveyors of western New York. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1806. He was a member from Ontario County of the

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in 1808–09. He served as colonel on the frontier and at

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during the

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. He was a major general of the New York State Infantry from 1828 to 1830. Brooks was elected as a

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to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817. Afterwards he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a delegate to the

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of 1821. He was elected a

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and cast his vote for

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. He was buried at the Nunda Cemetery in

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References

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 57, 70, 261 and 326; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Micah 1775 births 1857 deaths 1824 United States presidential electors People from Cheshire, Connecticut People from Ontario County, New York Members of the New York State Assembly United States Army generals Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Nunda, New York 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives