Elbert S. Brigham
American politician (1877-1962)
Elbert Sidney Brigham (October 19, 1877 – July 5, 1962) was a U.S. representative from Vermont.
Biography
Brigham was born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, son of Sanford J. Brigham and Sarah J. (Bronson) Brigham, and was a descendant of Thomas Brigham and Edmund Rice, early immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony. Brigham graduated from St. Albans High School in 1898 and from Middlebury College in 1903. He married Anna S. Hazen, daughter of Stephen Hazen and Harriet (Congdon) Hazen, on October 2, 1906, in Saint Albans, Vermont.
Career
Brigham was a farmer and dairy cattle breeder throughout his life. He was the first farmer with 100-cow herd to average more than 600 pounds of butterfat in one year.
He was Auditor for the town of St. Albans in 1911 and 1912, and state commissioner of agriculture from 1913 to 1924.
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