Horatio G. Brooks, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHoratio G. Brooks
American engineer
Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1828
Date of Death: 20-Apr-1887
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Horatio G. Brooks
- Horatio G.
- Brooks (October 30, 1828 – April 20, 1887) worked as chief engineer for the New York and Erie Railroad (NY&E) until the railroad moved its steam locomotive maintenance facilities from Dunkirk, New York, to Buffalo.
- In 1869 he leased the former NY&E shops in Dunkirk and formed Brooks Locomotive Works.
- Brooks also served for three terms as mayor of Dunkirk.
- He was a leading figure in the business and social life of the area around Dunkirk, and western New York state.
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