Lewis A. Brigham
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Lewis A. Brigham | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus Albert Hardenbergh |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Albert Hardenbergh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1831 |
| Died | February 19, 1885 (aged 54) |
| Party | Republican |
Lewis Alexander Brigham (January 2, 1831 – February 19, 1885) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1881.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Brigham was born in New York Mills, New York, on January 2, 1831. He attended the district schools and Whitestown Seminary in Whitesboro, New York. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1849. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in New York City.[1]
He was superintendent of public schools, Bergen County, New Jersey, [a] from 1866 to 1870. He was a member of the board of police commissioners of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1874 to 1876, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1877.[1]
Congress
[edit | edit source]He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-eighth Congress.[1]
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in New York City. He died in Jersey City on February 19, 1885, and was interred in Old Bergen Church Cemetery.[1]
Notes
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References
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- Lewis Alexander Brigham at The Political Graveyard
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- 1831 births
- 1885 deaths
- Hamilton College (New York) alumni
- Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Lawyers from Hudson County, New Jersey
- Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey
- People from New York Mills, New York
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century United States representatives
- 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature