Joseph Brooks (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union Army chaplain
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1812
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 30-Apr-1877
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Joseph Brooks (politician)
- Joseph Brooks (November 1, 1812 – April 30, 1877) was a Republican politician in Arkansas during the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War.
- He is mainly remembered for losing the 1872 gubernatorial race, after which he led in 1874 a coup d'état, now referred to as the Brooks–Baxter War.
- The confrontation failed, as his intra-party rival, Elisha Baxter remained in office.
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