Brooks, Lawrence Graham, 1881-

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

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