Abijah Bigelow

Federalist Representative of Massachusetts's 11th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

December 5, 1775 (84 years old)

Birthday

April 5, 1860

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1810 to 1815
Attended Leicester Academy and New Ipswich Academy; graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795
Admitted to the Worcester County bar in 1798 and began practicing law in Leominster, Massachusetts
Held the position of town clerk in Leominster from 1803 to 1809
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1807 to 1809
Served as a Justice of the Peace from 1809 to 1860 and as justice of the quorum from 1812 to 1860
Opposed the War of 1812
Moved to Worcester in 1817 and served as clerk of the courts of Worcester County from 1817 to 1833
Resumed practicing law after serving as clerk of the courts; also served as trustee and treasurer of Leicester Academy
Appointed a master in chancery in 1838
Elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813 and served on its board of councilors from 1817 to 1828
His correspondence with his wife during his time in Congress was published
Had nine children with his wife Hannah, seven of whom survived him