Background
Brigham was born in New York Mills, New York, on January 2, 1831.
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Lewis Alexander Brigham
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Education
He attended the district schools and Whitestown Seminary in Whitesboro, New New York
Career
He graduated from Hamilton College in 1849. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in New York City. He was superintendent of public schools, Bergen, New Jersey, from 1866-1870.
He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-eighth Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in New York City. He died in Jersey City on February 19, 1885, and was interred in Old Bergen Church Cemetery.
Membership
He was a member of the board of police commissioners of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1874–1876, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1877.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican party