Background
Brooks, Babert Vincent was born on September 2, 1926 in New York City. Son of Babert Vincent and Florence (Goodwin) Brooks.
Brooks, Babert Vincent was born on September 2, 1926 in New York City. Son of Babert Vincent and Florence (Goodwin) Brooks.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1947; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Dartmouth College, 1949.
Security analyst, Arnold Bernhard & Company. New York City, 1952-1956;
consultant, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, New York City, 1956-1958;
vice president finance, Schine Enterprises, New York City, 1958-1961;
vice president, treasurer, Murray Corporation American, New York City, 1961-1962;
president, Brooks, Torrey & Scott, Inc., Westport, Connecticut, since 1962;
president, Westport Travel Svc., Inc., 1963;
chairman, Westport Travel Svc., Inc., 1988-1992;
president, Brooks Community Newspapers, 1974-1982;
chairman, Brooks Community Newspapers, since 1982;
public, Westport (Connecticut) News, since 1964;
public, Darien (Connecticut) News-Review, since 1973;
public, Fairfield (Connecticut) Citizen-News, since 1973;
public, Norwalk Citzen News, since 1997;
public, Greenwich (Connecticut) News, 1983-1996;
public, Inside Fairfield County, Westport, since 1993. Secretary-treasurer Airspur Corporation, New York City, 1969-1970.
Trustee King Industrial Properties, Boston, 1965-1982. Director Westfair, Inc., Westport, CFS Corporation, County Federal Savings & Loan Association, Westport, 1969-1985, United Printing & Litho Corporation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1984-1989, Warner Investing Corporation, Westport. Trustee American Institute Economics Research, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, since 1997.
Board of directors, treasurer Dartmouth in Greenwich, 1972-1981. Trustee Connecticut Policy and Economics Council Inc., Norwalk Hospital, 1988-1993, 95-, Norwalk Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., since 1994, U. Bridgeport, since 1991. With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1947.
Member Riverside Yacht Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Audrey Stephenson, December 6, 1952 (divorced). Children— Torrey, Scott, Wendy. Married Kathryn Frazer, May 23, 1987.