Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908
Variant namesQuincy 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
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| creatorOf | Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908. Sketch of life of Quincy Adams Brooks, 1880s? | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908. Quincy A. Brooks statement, circa 1887. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928. Ezra Meeker correspondence and manuscripts, 1894-1924. | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908. Sketch of life of Quincy Adams Brooks, 1880s? | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928. Ezra Meeker correspondence and manuscripts, 1894-1924. | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908. Quincy Adams Brooks papers, 1855-1889. | Lane County Museum | |
| creatorOf | Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908. Letter, 1851. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library |
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| associatedWith | Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), d. 1908 | person |
| associatedWith | Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928. | person |
| associatedWith | Northern Oregon Convention. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oregon. Militia. Brigade, 1st. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Townsend, Port (Wash.). Collector. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Oregon Superintendency. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington Superintendency. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Indian Affairs. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Oregon and Washington Superintendency. | corporateBody |
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| Indians of North America |
| Indians of North America |
| Modoc Indians |
| Overland journeys to the Pacific |
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Person
Birth 1826
Death 1908-07-06
