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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsBIGELOW, Abijah
(1775—1860)
BIGELOW, Abijah, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Westminster, Mass., on December 5, 1775; attended Leicester (Mass.) Academy and an academy at New Ipswich, N.H.; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1795; studied law in Groton, Mass.; was admitted to the bar in 1798 and commenced practice in Leominster, Mass., in the same year; town clerk of Leominster 1803-1809; member of the State house of representatives 1807-1809; justice of the peace 1809-1860 and justice of the quorum 1812-1860; elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Stedman; reelected to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses and served from October 8, 1810, to March 3, 1815; moved to Worcester in 1817; clerk of the courts of Worcester County 1817-1833; resumed the practice of law; served as trustee of Leicester Academy in 1819 and 1820 and as treasurer 1820-1853; appointed a master in chancery in 1838; died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., April 5, 1860; interment in the Rural Cemetery.
Bigelow, Abijah. An oration, delivered at Bolton, July 4, 1808
. Leominster, Mass.: Printed by S. & J. Wilder, 1808.
———. Political queries and statements: Addressed to candid men of all parties: First enquire, and then judge
. [Leominster, Mass.?: Printed by Salmon Wilder?, 1810].
———. The Sabbath. A poem. In two parts
. Worcester: Printed by H. J. Howland, 1842.
———. The voters’ guide: or, The power, duty & privileges of the constitutional voters in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. To which are added, original remarks, with various extracts from historians, and the writings and public speeches of eminent political characters ... tending to explain the causes of the rise and fall of republican governments
. Leominster, [Mass.]: Printed by S. & J. Wilder, Feb. 4, 1807.
Scotti, N. David. “An Addition to the Letters of Abijah Bigelow.” American Antiquarian Society,
Proceedings 79, Pt. 2 (1969): 245-52.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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