Overton Brooks
Thomas Overton Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the House Science Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – September 16, 1961 | |
| Speaker | Sam Rayburn |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | George P. Miller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | John N. Sandlin |
| Succeeded by | Joe Waggonner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1897 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1961 (aged 63) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Fontaine "Mollie" Meriwether
(m. 1932) |
| Relations | John H. Overton (uncle) Walter Hampden Overton (great-grandfather) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University (LLB) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | World War I |
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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.