Lewis A. Brigham

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.

Lewis A. Brigham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Preceded byAugustus Albert Hardenbergh
Succeeded byAugustus Albert Hardenbergh
Personal details
Born(1831-01-02)January 2, 1831
New York Mills, New York, US
DiedFebruary 19, 1885(1885-02-19) (aged 54)
Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Political partyRepublican

Early life and education

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, [lower-alpha 1], from 1866–1870. He was a member of the board of police commissioners of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1874–1876, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1877. [1]

Congress

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

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

  1. The source references "Bergen" as Bergen County, as New Jersey townships did not have separate school districts until 1894.

References
  1. "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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