City: Sewanee
BROOKS, Preston Smith, merchant; born Fairfield, S. C., July 1, 1854; English and Irish descent; son of Preston Smith and Martha Caroline (Means) BROOKS; father’s occupation, lawyer and congressman; educated University of the South; entered mercantile business in early life, and has continued in same since; married Maria P. GAILLARD, March 5, 1878; Democrat; member of Episcopal church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
