Overton Brooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Overton Brooks

American politician

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1897

Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1961

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Thomas Overton Brooks (December 21, 1897 – September 16, 1961) was a Democratic U.S.
representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on January 3, 1937. Of a prominent family, Brooks was a nephew of U.S.
Senator John Holmes Overton and a great-grandson of Walter Hampden Overton.
At the time of his death, he was chairman of the House Science and Astronautics Committee.