Background
Brooks, Neil was born on September 11, 1906 in near Selmer, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joseph Mansel and Mary Elizabeth (Wood) Brooks.
Brooks, Neil was born on September 11, 1906 in near Selmer, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joseph Mansel and Mary Elizabeth (Wood) Brooks.
Student Birmingham-Southern College, 1923-1924. Juris Doctor, University of Tennessee, 1928. Master of Laws, George Washington University, 1936.
Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1928, to Supreme Court of the United States Court bar, 1934, District of Columbia Bar, 1939. In private practice, Selmer, 1928-1933, member firm Wood and Brooks. Attorney, R.F.C., Washington, 1933-1937 with United States Department of Agriculture since 1937, chief attorney in charge marketing division, 1945-1948, in charge of litigation, 1948-1969, associate solicitor, 1948-1955, assistant general counsel, 1955-1969.
Also special assistant to attorney general of the United States, 1948-1955, special attorney, 1955-1969.
Baptists should be faithful ambassadors of reconciliation in their personal relationships and local communities as they demonstrate the power of the Gospel to reconcile all persons in Christ.
Baptist Churches should organize delegations to different ecumenical conferences throughout the world and actively participate in the global inter-religious dialogues.
Member President’s Conference on Administrative Procedure, 1953-1954.
Married Geneva Bass, March 2, 1940.