Alfred Hulse Brooks

1880 U.S. Federal Census

• First name(s): Alfred H.
• Last name: Brooks
• Relationship: Son
• Marital status: Single
• Gender: Male
• Age: 8
• Birth year: 1872
• Birth place: Michigan, United States
• Occupation: Home
• Ethnicity: American
• Race: White
• Father's birth place: New York, United States
• Mother's birth place: New York, United States
• City/township: Newburgh
• County: Orange
• State: New York
• NARA film: T9-0911
• Record set: US Census 1880
• Category: Census, Land & Substitutes
• Subcategory: Census
• Collections from: United States & Canada

From FindMyPast search on February 17, 2016.

Alaskan Scientist, Explorer, Historian.

Alfred Hulse Brooks was the son of Thomas Benton Brooks (1836-1900), who was also a geologist. On February 23, 1903 as Alfred H. Brooks, he married Mabel W. Baker at the District of Columbia. They were the parents of Mary (1905-1995) and Thomas Benton (born 1910). He was an American geologist who served as chief geologist for Alaska for the United States Geological Survey from 1903 to 1924. He graduated from Harvard University in 1894. He discovered the biggest mountain range in Arctic Alaska was separate from the Rocky Mountains. During World War I he was the chief geologist for the American Expeditionary Force in France.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 9 2023, 16:57:05 UTC