Brooks, Lawrence Graham, 1881-

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Birth 1881

Biographical notes:

Attorney, judge, and civic leader. Harvard, B.A., 1902; M.A. 1903; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1905. Practiced law in Massachusetts, 1905-1928; judge in Middlesex, Mass. County courts, 1928-1970; member of various legal and political groups.

From the description of Papers, 1897-1981. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047331

Lawrence Graham Brooks (1881-1981) earned his Harvard AB 1902.

From the description of Student notes and papers, 1899-1901. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064983

21 February 1881 b. Roxbury, Massachusetts 1882 1885 Lived in Germany 1885 1891 Lived in Brockton, Mass. 1891 1893 Lived in Germany and England; subsequently in Cambridge 1912 1981 Lived in West Medford, Massachusetts 1896 or 1897 Volunteer for Cambridge Good Government Association 1902 1903 B.A. and M.A., Harvard College 1905 LL.B., Harvard Law School 1905 Admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts 1905 1906 Attorney with Putnam and Putnam, 1906 1909 Legal Counsel for Boston Elevated Street Railway 1906 1909 Member Cambridge School Committee 1909 Independent law practice 1912 m. Susan M. Hallowell ; children: John Graham, Ann (Carter), Charlotte Hallowell (Read), Catharine 1912 1918 Treasurer, Massachusetts Civic League 1913 1917 Secretary-Treasurer, Mass. Highway Safety League 1914 1917 Secretary-Treasurer, Union for a Progressive Constitution 1918 Executive Secretary, A.B.A. Committee for War Service, Washington, D.C. ca. 1920 Active in defending victims of the "Red Raids" and protesting anti-sedition legislation 1923 1927 City Solicitor, Medford, Mass. 1926 One of the organizers of the First National Bank in Medford; on Board through 1969 1926 Secretary, Citizens Committee on the World Court 1926 Chairman, Massachusetts Council for International Cooperation 1928 Appointed Special Justice of the First District Court of Eastern Middlesex 1929 Chairman, Massachusetts Committee to Modify the Cruiser Bill ca. 1930 Chairman, Massachusetts Committee on Militarism in Education 1921 1949 Member, Foreign Policy Association of Massachusetts; Chairman, 1942-1948; Director of successor organization, the World Affairs Council, 1946- 1940 1968 Chairman, Medford Draft Board 1945 1946 Chairman, Massachusetts Committee for Russian Relief 1946 Member, Board of Directors, American Unitarian Association; Chairman, 1947-1960; Vice-Moderator, Unitarian-Universalist Association, 1961-1964 1948 1963 Chairman, International Friendship League; Chairman Emeritus, through 1978 1950 Appointed Justice of Appelate Division of Northern District of Massachusetts; appointed Presiding Justice in 1960 1960 Recipient of Unitarian Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Liberal Religion 1965 Recipient of the Charles M. Rogerson Award of the United Community Services 1965 Chairman, Medford Fair Housing Committee 1965 Member of Executive Committee, Boston Committee on Foreign Relations 1966 Recipient of honorary degree, "Doctor of Humane Letters," Tufts University 1970 Retired from judgeships 1972 Recipient of the Abraham Alper Award, from the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts 12 September 1981 Died in West Medford, Massachusetts

Author:

"The Structure, Functions, and Operations of the District Courts in Massachusetts." 1964. In Vol. VI of Tufts Assembly Papers. "Comments on MIRANDA v. ARIZONA." In Boston Bar Journal,Vol. 10, No. 9 (October 1966). "Scaling the Heights - 63 Years Ago." In The New York Times,13 May 1973 (Travel Section). The Memoirs of Lawrence Graham Brooks.Boston, 1981. Also editorials, memorials, speeches, and radio talks.

From the guide to the Papers, 1897-1981, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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