Walker Brooke

The Honorable Walker Brooke
Member of the C.S. Congress from Mississippi
In office February 8, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
United States Senator from Mississippi
In office February 18, 1852 – March 3, 1853 Serving with John McRae 1852 Stephen Adams 1852–1853
Preceded by	Henry Foote
Succeeded by	Albert Brown
Personal details
Born	(1813-12-25)December 25, 1813 Clarke County, Virginia
Died	Vicksburg, Mississippi
Resting place	Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Whig
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Occupation	Lawyer

Walker Brooke (December 25, 1813 – February 18, 1869) was an American politician. He served as a member of the provisional C.S. Congress from Mississippi, 1861 to 1862, and U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1852 to 1853.

Early life and career

Born at Page Brooke, Clarke County, Virginia, he was the son of Humphrey Brooke and Sarah Walker Page. He attended the public schools in Richmond, Virginia and Georgetown, D.C. He graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1835, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Lexington, Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1848 and was a member of the Mississippi Senate in 1850 and 1852.

Brooke was elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry S. Foote and served from February 18, 1852, to March 3, 1853; he was not a candidate for reelection and resumed the practice of law. In 1857 he moved to Vicksburg and continued the practice of law; he was a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1861 and became affiliated with the Democratic Party that year. He was elected a member of the Provisional Confederate Congress from Mississippi in 1861 and served one year; he was then appointed a member of the permanent military court of the Confederate States.

See also

• List of United States Senators from Mississippi

External links

• Walker Brooke at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Walker Brooke at Find a Grave

United States Senate
Preceded by Henry Foote	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Mississippi February 18, 1852 – March 3, 1853 Served alongside: John McRae 1852 Stephen Adams 1852–1853	Succeeded by Albert Brown
Political offices
Preceded by Position established	Deputy in the C.S. Congress from Mississippi February 8, 1861 – February 17, 1862	Succeeded by Position abolished