John A. Brooks
| John Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Anderson Brooks June 3, 1836 Mason County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died |
February 3, 1897 (aged 60) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Prohibition |
| Education | Bethany College, West Virginia (BA) |
John Anderson Brooks (June 3, 1836 – February 3, 1897) was a noted religious scholar and prohibitionist. He was nominated for Vice President of the United States by the Prohibition Party in 1888, running with Clinton B. Fisk. The ticket carried third place in the election after the Harrison-Morton and Cleveland-Thurman tickets and garnered 249,819 popular votes.[1]
Brook was born in Mason County, Kentucky to parents from Virginia. He graduated from Bethany College in Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1856.[1]
References
- 1 2 Henry, W. H. F. (1888). The Voice of the People: Or, The History of Political Issues in the United States, from the Foundation of the Republic to the Present Time; Giving Historical Data of Political Parties Bearing Upon Each Presidential Administration, with Biographical Sketches and Speeches of American Statesmen who Have Given Shape to the Political History of the Country. J. E. Sherrill. pp. 808–. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Daniel |
Prohibition nominee for Vice President of the United States 1888 |
Succeeded by James B. Cranfill |
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