Elijah Brigham, US Congress

When he went to college, his father gave him a horse, which was all the start he had toward his higher education. He graduated from Dartmouth College, A.B., 1778; A.M., Dartmouth and Harvard {ad eum.), and Yale, 1792; began the study of law, but for some reason unknown abandoned it before he was admitted to the bar. He settled in Westborough as a merchant with Breck Parkman. Brigham He was selectman in 1785, '89, and '96. He represented Westborough in the General Court, 1791 and '93; served 12 years as a member of the Senate; 2 years as executive counselor, and 16 years as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Worcester County; was a member of Congress from 1810 until his death. His effectiveness in Congress was hampered by his allegiance to the Federalist Party, which would dissolve soon after his death.

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~• "Elijah graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law. On September 21, 1780, he married Anna Sophia, — as related in the Journal. She lived three years after her marriage and left two children. Nov. 26, 1783, her brother Ebenezer writes: "Dear sister Brigham departed this life in full hopes of a glorious Resurrection to eternal Life ! Alas ! "

Elijah Brigham, after Mr. Parkman's death, continued to live in the parsonage, which is generally called the "Judge Brigham house." He served Westborough for many years as representative, senator and councillor, and Worcester County for sixteen years as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, was elected to Congress in 1810, and was a member of that body until his death, in 1816. "

(from: https://archive.org/stream/diaryofrevebenez00park/diaryofrevebenez0... )