Background
Born the son of the Reverend Diodate and Miranda Hall Brockway in Ellington, Connecticut, Brockway pursued preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1820, at the age of twenty.
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Education
He taught school, and studied law in the office of Seth P. Staples, Esq.
Career
He was admitted to the bar in April 1823 and commenced practice in Ellington. He was also a state senator in the Senate in 1834. Brockway was elected as a Whig to the 26th and 27th United States Congress.
He served from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1843.
He subsequently served as prosecuting attorney for Tolland County from August 1849 to April 1867, when he resigned due to health reasons. Brockway died in Ellington, Connecticut on July 29, 1870 (age 69 years, 179 days).
He is interred at Ellington Center Cemetery.
Membership
From 1832 to 1838, Brockway served as member of the State House of Representatives.
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Whig Party