Ansel Taylor Brookins

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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Chickasaw
43
01/14/1929 - 01/11/1931
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Senator from the Forty-Fourth District, composed of Floyd and Chickasaw counties. He was born December 16, 1883, at Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa. Mr. Brookins graduated from the high school at Charles City in 1902. He taught in rural and high schools and engaged in farming and stock-raising in Chickasaw County. He was married to Ruth Dodge of Orchard, Iowa, on July 24, 1907. He left the farm to accept a position in First State Savings Bank at Ionia, Iowa. He was secretary to the Floyd County Business Men’s Credit association for fifteen months, and a member of St. Charles Lodge 141 A.F. & A.M., and a Mason. He was a republican in politics.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources
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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Chickasaw
42
01/10/1927 - 01/13/1929
44

Senator from the Forty-Fourth District, composed of Floyd and Chickasaw counties. He was born December 16, 1883, at Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa. Mr. Brookins graduated from the high school at Charles City in 1902. He taught in rural and high schools and engaged in farming and stock-raising in Chickasaw County. He was married to Ruth Dodge of Orchard, Iowa, on July 24, 1907. He left the farm to accept a position in First State Savings Bank at Ionia, Iowa. He was secretary to the Floyd County Business Men’s Credit association for fifteen months, and a member of St. Charles Lodge 141 A.F. & A.M., and a Mason. He was a republican in politics.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources
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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Floyd
41
01/12/1925 - 01/09/1927
44

Senator from the Forty-Fourth District, composed of Floyd and Chickasaw counties. He was born December 16, 1883, at Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa. Mr. Brookins graduated from the high school at Charles City in 1902. He taught in rural and high schools and engaged in farming and stock-raising in Chickasaw County. He was married to Ruth Dodge of Orchard, Iowa, on July 24, 1907. He left the farm to accept a position in First State Savings Bank at Ionia, Iowa. He was secretary to the Floyd County Business Men’s Credit association for fifteen months, and a member of St. Charles Lodge 141 A.F. & A.M., and a Mason. He was a republican in politics.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources
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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Floyd
40
01/08/1923 - 01/11/1925
44

Senator from the Forty-Fourth District, composed of Floyd and Chickasaw counties. He was born December 16, 1883, at Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa. Mr. Brookins graduated from the high school at Charles City in 1902. He taught in rural and high schools and engaged in farming and stock-raising in Chickasaw County. He was married to Ruth Dodge of Orchard, Iowa, on July 24, 1907. He left the farm to accept a position in First State Savings Bank at Ionia, Iowa. He was secretary to the Floyd County Business Men’s Credit association for fifteen months, and a member of St. Charles Lodge 141 A.F. & A.M., and a Mason. He was a republican in politics.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources