Abraham L. Brick
Abraham Lincoln Brick | |
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| In office March 4, 1899 – April 7, 1908 | |
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| Born | May 27, 1860 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1908 (aged 47) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverview Cemetery South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Cornell University Yale University |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Abraham Lincoln Brick (May 27, 1860 – April 7, 1908) was an American attorney and politician. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 until his death in 1908.
Early life and education
[edit]Abraham Lincoln Brick was born on his father's farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana on May 27, 1860. Brick attended the common schools and was graduated from the South Bend High School. He later attended Cornell University and Yale University, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1883.[1]
Career and life
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He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He served as prosecuting attorney for the counties of St. Joseph and La Porte in 1886 and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.[1]
Politics
[edit]Brick was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-Sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1899, until his death.[1][2]
Death and legacy
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Brick died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 7, 1908.[1] He was interred in Riverview Cemetery in South Bend.[1]
Brick's papers are held in the collection of the Indiana State Library.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Brick, Abraham Lincoln". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 30. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Collection: Abraham L. Brick papers | Indiana State Library Manuscripts Catalog". Indiana State Library. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- United States Congress. "Abraham L. Brick (id: B000819)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
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Media related to Abraham L. Brick at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Abraham L. Brick at the Internet Archive
- Abraham L. Brick, late a representative from Indiana, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1909
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- 1860 births
- 1908 deaths
- Cornell University alumni
- Yale University alumni
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Politicians from South Bend, Indiana
- Indiana lawyers
- American prosecutors
- District attorneys in Indiana
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives