Abraham L. Brick
Abraham Lincoln Brick (May 27, 1860 – April 7, 1908) was an American attorney and politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 until his death.
Abraham Lincoln Brick | |
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In office March 4, 1899 – April 7, 1908 | |
Personal details | |
Born | South Bend, St. Joseph County, U.S. | May 27, 1860
Died | April 7, 1908 47) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | (aged
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
Occupation | Attorney |
Early life and education
Born on his father's farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 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.
Career and life
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.
Politics
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 in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7, 1908.
Death and legacy
He was interred in Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana.
Brick's papers are held in the collection of the Indiana State Library.[1]
References
- "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 website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
External links
- Works by or about Abraham L. Brick at 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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Preceded by Lemuel W. Royse |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 13th congressional district 1899-1908 |
Succeeded by Henry A. Barnhart |