Micah Brooks
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Micah Brooks (May 14, 1775 - July 7, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Brooksvale, near Cheshire, Connecticut, Brooks received his early education from his father. He was a pioneer and one of the earliest surveyors of western New York. He was in the Justice of the Peace in 1806. He served as member of the State assembly in 1808 and 1809. He served as colonel on the frontier and at Fort Erie 1812-1814. Major general of the New York State Infantry 1828-1830.
Brooks was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817). He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate from Ontario County to the State constitutional convention in 1821. He served as presidential elector on the Adams ticket in 1824. He died in Fillmore, New York, on July 7, 1857. He was interred in Nunda Cemetery, Nunda, New York.
