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Overton Brooks

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American politician (1897-1961)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1897 to 1961 · aged 63
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S. representative from the Shreveport-based fourth congressional district of northwestern Louisiana, serving for nearly a quarter century, beginning on January 3, 1937 until his death in office on September 16, 1961.

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The Veterans Administration Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, is named for Overton Brooks; photo taken from Clyde Fant Parkway (2012)The Veterans Administration Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, is named for Overton Brooks; photo taken from Clyde Fant Parkway (2012)Portrait of Brooks in the Collection of the U.S. House of RepresentativesPortrait of Brooks in the Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

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Thomas Overton Brooks was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based fourth congressional district of northwestern Louisiana, serving for nearly a quarter century, beginning on January 3, 1937 until his death in office on September 16, 1961. Originally a supporter of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, he became part of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1897 to 1961 · aged 63
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