Abiel E. Brooks Apr 25, 1801 - Jul 27, 1891
Abiel Brooks, whose first name was originally Easter, was born in 1801 and came to Madison in 1846.
He purchased land from Lake Mendota to Lake Wingra, part of which later became Camp Randall and part the University of Wisconsin.
Brooks built the first brick house in Madison 1121 University Ave. - Built 1851 - Demolished ~2016 for UW Chemistry Department expansion
