Preston Brooks
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South Carolina politician. (1819–1857)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1881
- Works
- 17
Top works
- The daring mission of John Champe
- Howell Cobb and the crisis of 1850
- The agrarian revolt in Georgia, 1865-1912
- Conscription in the Confederate States of America, 1862-1865
- The financial history of Georgia, 1732-1950
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13
- Total plays
- 20
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1819–1857
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Legislators, Legislator, Lawyers, Lawyer
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 6 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Brooks
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Edgefield
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- University of South Carolina
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Mexican-American War
- Image
- Preston Brooks-SC2 crop.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- date of birth
- 1819-08-06
- date of death
- 1857-01-27
- Commons category
- Preston Brooks
- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- name in native language
- Preston Brooks
- place of burial
- Edgefield
- writing language
- English language
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