Lewis Alexander Brigham

Republican Representative of New Jersey's 7th district

  • Representative

    New Jersey, district 7

    March 18, 1879 - March 3, 1881

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

January 1, 1831 (54 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1885

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district from 1879 to 1881.
  • Born in New York Mills, New York.
  • Attended district schools and Whitestown Seminary in Whitesboro, New York.
  • Graduated from Hamilton College in 1849.
  • Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855, commencing practice in New York City.
  • Held the position of superintendent of public schools in Bergen County, New Jersey, from 1866 to 1870.
  • Served on the board of police commissioners of Jersey City, New Jersey, from 1874 to 1876.
  • Was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1877.
  • After his term in Congress, he resumed practicing law in New York City.
  • Died in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was interred in Old Bergen Church Cemetery.