Elijah Brigham

Elijah Brigham

Elijah Brigham (born July 7, 1751 in Northborough , Worcester County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  February 22, 1816 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1816 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Elijah Brigham attended Dartmouth College in Hanover ( New Hampshire ) until 1778 . After studying law, he decided not to work as a lawyer. Instead, he started trading in Westborough . At the same time he embarked on a political career. From 1791 to 1793 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts ; between 1796 and 1810 he was a member of the State Senate several times . From 1795 to 1811 he served as an appeal judge. In 1799, 1800 and 1806 he was a State Councilor in Massachusetts.

In the 1810 congressional election , Brigham was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the tenth constituency of Massachusetts, where he succeeded Joseph Allen on March 4, 1811 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death . Since 1815 he represented there as the successor to Abijah Bigelow the eleventh district of his state. During his time as Congressman, the British-American War of 1812 fell . Elijah Brigham died on February 22, 1816 in the federal capital Washington and was buried in the local convention cemetery.

Web links

• Elijah Brigham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Elijah Brigham in the database of Find a Grave (English)