DragonflySixtyseven: correction - retired in 1890
'''Lincoln Flagg Brigham''' (October 4, 1819 in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] – February 27, 1895 in [[Boston]])<ref name=Crimson>[https://ift.tt/3sSIj7f Obituary. Lincoln F. Brigham L. S. '44.], at ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]''; published February 28, 1895; retrieved March 6, 2021</ref> was the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Superior Court of Massachusetts]] from 1869 to 1890.
==Professional life==
After graduating from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1842, Brigham studied law at [[Harvard Law School|Harvard University's Dane School of Law]] until 1844, at which point he began working at the law firm of [[John H. Clifford]] and Harrison Colby. In 1845, Colby became a judge, and Clifford made Brigham his new partner. When Clifford was elected [[Governor of Massachusetts]] in 1853, he appointed Brigham [[District Attorney]] of the Southern District of Massachusetts ([[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristoll]], [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable]], [[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes]], and [[Nantucket County, Massachusetts|Nantucket]] counties). In 1856, the position of District Attorney became elective, and Brigham was the first person elected to it. In 1859, the Superior Court of Massachusetts was established, and [[Nathaniel P. Banks]] appointed Brigham as an [[associate justice]]; in 1869, [[Seth Ames]] left the Superior Court for the [[Supreme Court of Massachusetts]], and [[William Claflin]] named Brigham Ames' successor as Chief Justice.<ref name=HoBCM>[https://ift.tt/30hKs05 History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1], by Duane Hamilton Hurd; published 1883 by J. W. Lewis & Company</ref>
In 1890, Brigham retired from the court, due to health issues.<ref name=PotMHS>[https://ift.tt/3rqmoEf Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society], 1896, p. 6</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Dartmouth College alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard Law School alumni]]
[[Category:Massachusetts Superior Court justices]]
[[Category:1819 births]]
[[Category:1895 deaths]]
==Professional life==
After graduating from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1842, Brigham studied law at [[Harvard Law School|Harvard University's Dane School of Law]] until 1844, at which point he began working at the law firm of [[John H. Clifford]] and Harrison Colby. In 1845, Colby became a judge, and Clifford made Brigham his new partner. When Clifford was elected [[Governor of Massachusetts]] in 1853, he appointed Brigham [[District Attorney]] of the Southern District of Massachusetts ([[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristoll]], [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable]], [[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes]], and [[Nantucket County, Massachusetts|Nantucket]] counties). In 1856, the position of District Attorney became elective, and Brigham was the first person elected to it. In 1859, the Superior Court of Massachusetts was established, and [[Nathaniel P. Banks]] appointed Brigham as an [[associate justice]]; in 1869, [[Seth Ames]] left the Superior Court for the [[Supreme Court of Massachusetts]], and [[William Claflin]] named Brigham Ames' successor as Chief Justice.<ref name=HoBCM>[https://ift.tt/30hKs05 History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1], by Duane Hamilton Hurd; published 1883 by J. W. Lewis & Company</ref>
In 1890, Brigham retired from the court, due to health issues.<ref name=PotMHS>[https://ift.tt/3rqmoEf Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society], 1896, p. 6</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Dartmouth College alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard Law School alumni]]
[[Category:Massachusetts Superior Court justices]]
[[Category:1819 births]]
[[Category:1895 deaths]]
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