Abijah Bigelow
| Abijah Bigelow | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district |
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In office October 8, 1810 – March 3, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | William Stedman |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Brigham |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1807-1809 |
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December 5, 1775 Westminster, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 5, 1860 (aged 84) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Abijah Bigelow (December 5, 1775 – April 5, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Westminster, Massachusetts, the son of Elisha and Sarah (Goodridge) Bigelow, Abijah Bigelow studied at Leicester (Massachusetts) Academy and New Ipswich Academy at New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1795. He studied law in Groton, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Worcester County bar in 1798 and commenced practice in Leominster, Massachusetts, in the same year. He was town clerk of Leominster 1803-1809. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1807-1809. He was a Justice of the Peace 1809-1860 and justice of the quorum 1812-1860.
Bigelow was elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Stedman. He was reelected to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses and served from October 8, 1810, to March 3, 1815. He viewed the War of 1812 in a decidedly negative light.
Bigelow moved to Worcester in 1817, and served as clerk of the courts of Worcester County 1817-1833. He resumed the practice of law, and served as trustee of Leicester Academy in 1819-1820 and as treasurer 1820-1853. He was appointed a master in chancery in 1838. He died in Worcester, Massachusetts, April 5, 1860, and was interred in the Rural Cemetery.
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