Terms of Service

• House, 53rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 8/2/1953
  Democrat
  
• House, 52nd Legislature
  1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  
• House, 51st Legislature
  1/11/1949 - 1/9/1951
  Democrat
  

(1) George D. Ford, in special election 3/6/1954, sworn 3/15/1954, succeeded Phil Brooks, resigned 8/2/1953. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Phil Brooks, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Phil Brooks, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Phil Brooks, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Benjamin Phil Brooks, death date 2/5/1982 in Red River County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 .
• Benjamin Brooks, birth date 3/28/1916, death February 1982, residence in Bagwell, Red River County. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index .
• United States Army, Major, World War II. Military grave marker, Benjamin P. Brooks (1916-1982), burial in Forbes Cemetery, Bagwell, Red River County. Find a Grave .
• Obituary, Phil Brooks, 2/5/1982, p. 4. Former member of the Texas House of Representatives and former Red River County game warden. Paris News .

Committee Information

• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• Common Carriers  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Military and Veteran's Affairs (Chair) 
• Motor Traffic  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Common Carriers  
• Game and Fisheries (Chair) 
• Motor Traffic  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Representation Before the Legislature  
• 51st R.S. - 1949
• Claims and Accounts  
• Common Carriers  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Highways and Roads