Keith Brooks (politician)

Keith Gregory Brooks (30 July 1888 29 August 1955) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Newcastle to ship owner Thomas Brooks and Emily Elizabeth Lowe. He attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School and spent a year as a jackaroo before opening an export and import business in 1909. From 1910 to 1913 he was a Newcastle alderman. On 1 July 1916 he married Hilda Constance Brand, with whom he had a daughter. From 1939 to 1946 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, representing the United Australia Party and then the Liberal Party. Brooks died at Wahroonga in 1955.[1]

References

  1. Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr Keith Gregory Brooks (1888-1955)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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