Jack Brooks (American politician)

Jack Brooks
Brooks in 1979
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byPeter W. Rodino
Succeeded byHenry Hyde
Chair of the House Government Operations Committee
In office
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989
Preceded byChester E. Holifield
Succeeded byJohn Conyers (Oversight Committee)
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byJesse M. Combs
Succeeded bySteve Stockman
Constituency2nd district (1953–1967)
9th district (1967–1995)
Member of the
Texas House of Representatives
from District 16-1
In office
January 1947 – January 1951
Preceded byWilliam Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Ross
Personal details
Born
Jack Bascom Brooks

(1922-12-18)December 18, 1922
Crowley, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2012(2012-12-04) (aged 89)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Charlotte Collins
(m. 1960)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsWorld War II

Jack Bascom Brooks (December 18, 1922 – December 4, 2012) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Texas who served 42 years in the United States House of Representatives, initially representing Texas's 2nd congressional district from 1953 through 1967, and then, after district boundaries were redrawn in 1966, the 9th district from 1967 to 1995. He had strong political ties to other prominent Texas Democrats, including Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and President Lyndon B. Johnson. For over fifteen years, he was the dean of the Texas congressional delegation.