Elijah Brigham

Elijah Brigham

Elijah Brigham (July 7, 1751 – February 22, 1816) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Westboro (now Northboro), Massachusetts, Brigham was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1778.He studied law, but did not practice.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Westboro.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1791-1793.He served as justice of the court of common pleas 1795-1811.He served in the State senate in 1796, 1798 from 1801 to 1805, and 1807-1810. State councilor in 1799, 1800, and 1806.

Brigham was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1816.He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery.

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