 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyLewis Alexander BRIGHAM
(1831-1885)
BRIGHAM, Lewis Alexander,
a Representative from New Jersey; born at New York Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., January 2, 1831; attended the district schools and
Whitestown Seminary, Whitesboro, N.Y.; was graduated from Hamilton
College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1849; studied law; was admitted to the
bar in 1855 and commenced practice in New York City; superintendent
of public schools, Bergen, N.J., 1866-1870; member of the board of
police commissioners of Jersey City 1874-1876; member of the State
house of assembly in 1877; elected as a Republican to the
Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-eighth Congress;
resumed the practice of law in New York City; died in Jersey City,
N.J., February 19, 1885; interment in Old Bergen Church
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
