Clifford Cleveland Brooks | |
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Louisiana State Senator for Tensas, Concordia, Madison, and East Carroll parishes | |
In office 1924–1932 | |
Preceded by | George Henry Clinton |
Succeeded by | Daniel B. Fleming Andrew L. Sevier |
Personal details | |
Born | Lexington, Georgia, US | September 19, 1886
Died | October 16, 1944 | (aged 58)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Linda Mae Sibley (married 1915-1944, his death) |
Residence(s) | St. Joseph, Louisiana, US |
Occupation | Cotton planter |
Clifford Cleveland Brooks, also known as C. C. Brooks (September 19, 1886 – October 16, 1944),[1] was a Georgia native who served as a Democrat from 1924 to 1932 in the Louisiana State Senate. Brooks represented the delta parishes: Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, and Concordia,[2] a rich farming region along the Mississippi River in eastern Louisiana ranging from Vidalia to Tallulah to Lake Providence. At the time, two state senators served from the four-parish district.