Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Quincy Adams Brooks crossed the Plains in 1851 to Olympia, Oregon Territory. A lawyer by training, he became the first prosecuting attorney north of the Columbia River. He also served as secretary to the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Washington Territory and Oregon, 1856-1860 and assistant quartermaster general of the Oregon State Militia during the Modoc War, 1872-1873.
From the description of Quincy Adams Brooks papers, 1855-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 780164199
Brooks was the first prosecuting attorney north of the Columbia River and served as the Quartermaster General of Oregon during the Modoc War of 1872-1873.
From the description of Letter, 1851. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31277470
Links to collections
Comparison
This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.
- Added or updated
- Deleted or outdated
Subjects:
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Modoc Indians
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Pioneers
Occupations:
Places:
- Washington (State) (as recorded)
- Townsend, Port (Wash.) (as recorded)
- West (U.S.) (as recorded)
- Salem (Or.) (as recorded)
- Olympia (Wash.) (as recorded)
- Linkville (Or.) (as recorded)
- Oregon (as recorded)
- Oregon National Historic Trail (as recorded)
