Background
Brooks, William E. was born on August 9, 1875 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Sarah Jane (McDevitt) Brooks.
Brooks, William E. was born on August 9, 1875 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Sarah Jane (McDevitt) Brooks.
Bachelor of Arts, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1900, Doctor of Letters, 1935. Master of Arts, Princeton, 1904. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1904.
Doctor of Divinity, Lafayette, 1916, University of Dubuque, 1916.
Doctor of Laws, Waynesburg (Pennsylvania) College, 1938.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1904. Pastor East Kishacoquillas Church, Reedsville, Pennsylvania, 1904-1909, 1st Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1909-1924, 1st Church, Morgantown, 1924, West Virginia, 1924-1948, pastor emeritus since 1948. Director Army Young Men's Christian Association and acting chaplain, Camp Crane, 23 months, 1917-1919.
National chaplain United States Army Ambulance Service Association.
Member General Council Presbyterian Church, United States of America, 1929-1935. President West Virginia Council of Social Welfare, 1931-1932.
Vice-president Upper Monongahela Valley Association, 1935-1948.
Fellow Society of American Historians. Member Newcomen Society of England, Phi Beta Kappa. Recommended for Distinguished Service Meda
Married Jeanette Steele Stewart, October 12, 1904. Children: South. Stewart, Jeanette Steele (Mistress Frederick H. Thompson), Margaret Hamilton (Mistress Walter East. Wright).