Elijah Brigham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts
In office March 4, 1811 – February 22, 1816
Preceded by	Abijah Bigelow
Succeeded by	Benjamin Adams (politician)
Constituency	10th district (1811–15) 11th district (1815–16)
Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1791-1793
Member of theMassachusetts Senate
In office 1796 1798 1801-1805 1807-1810
Personal details
Born	(1751-07-07)July 7, 1751 Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America(nowNorthborough)
Died	February 22, 1816(1816-02-22) (aged 64) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Congressional Cemetery
Political party	Federalist
Alma mater	Dartmouth College

Elijah Brigham (July 7, 1751 – February 22, 1816) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.

Brigham was born inWestborough (nowNorthborough) in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay, son of Colonel Levi Brigham and Susanna (Grout) Brigham. He was a descendant of Thomas Brigham andEdmund Rice, early immigrants toMassachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] Brigham was graduated fromDartmouth College,Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1778.He studied law, but did not practice.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Westborough.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.He served as a state councilor in 1799, 1800, and 1806.

Brigham was elected as aFederalist to theTwelfth,Thirteenth, andFourteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until his death inWashington, D.C., February 22, 1816.He was interred in theCongressional Cemetery.

Brigham was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813.^[2]

• List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1790–1899)

• United States Congress."Elijah Brigham (id: B000833)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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