Brooks, Horatio G
locomotive builder, was born Oct. 30, 1828, in Portsmouth, N. Η. He began business in Dunkirk, N. Y., in 1869, under the name of The Brooks Locomotive works. From one locomotive a month, under the impulse of his strong mind and unceasing activity, the works grew until they were producing about two hundred locomotives a year. In 1883 the company bought the works back again at a fair price. Mr.
Brooks was three times mayor of Dunkirk and a highly respected man. The works are yet in operation, employing 1,200 men in busy times. He died April 20, 1887, in Dunkirk, N. Y.