Senator from the tenth district, composed of Washington and Henry counties, was born September 9, 1871, in Missouri, and at an early age moved to Iowa, and in 1894 to Washington, Iowa. Attended rural schools, at the age of 17 began teaching, farming in the summer time. Graduated from the Washington academy in 1896, and was principal of the Washington school for two years. During this time he read law in the office of his brother, S. W. Brookhart. Passed the bar examination and was admitted to the bar in May, 1898, and in July of the same year was appointed county attorney. His father, A. C. Brookhart, is a veteran of the Civil war and resides at Washington, Iowa. Elected senator in 1918 and re-elected in 1922. A republican in politics.

Senator from the tenth district, composed of Washington and Henry counties, was born September 9, 1871, in Missouri, and at an early age moved to Iowa, and in 1894 to Washington, Iowa. Attended rural schools, at the age of 17 began teaching, farming in the summer time. Graduated from the Washington academy in 1896, and was principal of the Washington school for two years. During this time he read law in the office of his brother, S. W. Brookhart. Passed the bar examination and was admitted to the bar in May, 1898, and in July of the same year was appointed county attorney. His father, A. C. Brookhart, is a veteran of the Civil war, and resides at Washington, Iowa. Elected senator in 1918 and re-elected in 1922. A republican in politics.

Senator from the Tenth district, composed of Washington and Henry counties, was born September 9, 1871, in Missouri, and at an early age moved to Iowa, and in 1894 to Washington, Iowa. Attended rural schools, at the age of 17 began teaching, farming in the summer time. Graduated from the Washington academy in 1896, and was principal of the Washington school for two years. During this time he read law in the office of his brother, Col. S. W. Brookhart. Passed the bar examination and was admitted to the bar in May, 1898, and in July of the same year was appointed county attorney, having the unique and unusual experience of being county attorney in his first term of court. His mother, Cynthia Wildman Brookhart, came from Kentucky, and died in 1916; his father, A. C. Brookhart, came from Ohio, is a veteran of the Civil war, and resides at Washington, Iowa. Elected senator in 1918. A republican in politics.

Senator from the Tenth district, composed of Washington and Henry counties, was born September 9, 1871, in Missouri, and at an early age moved to Iowa, and in 1894, to Washington, Iowa. Attended rural schools, at the age of seventeen began teaching, farming in the summer time. Graduated from the Washington Academy in 1896, and was principal of the Washington school for two years. During this time he read law in the office of his brother, Col. S. W. Brookhart. Passed the bar examination and was admitted to the bar in May, 1898, and in July of the same year was appointed county attorney, having the unique and unusual experience of being county attorney in his first term of court. His mother, Cynthia Wildman Brookhart, came from Kentucky, and died in 1916; his father, A. C. Brookhart, came from Ohio, is a veteran of the Civil War, and resides at Washington, Iowa. Elected senator in 1918. A republican in politics.