Lewis Bigelow
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Lewis Bigelow was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in Petersham, Massachusetts
, Bigelow was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
, in 1803.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Petersham.
He served as member of the State senate 1819–1821.
He was editor of the first seventeen volumes of Massachusetts Reports and of a digest of six volumes of Pickering's Reports.
Bigelow was elected as a Federalist
to the Seventeenth
Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823).
He moved to Peoria, Illinois
, in 1831 and continued the practice of law.
He was interested in the real estate business and in the operation of ferry boats.
He served as Justice of the Peace
.
He was appointed clerk of the circuit court of Peoria County, November 26, 1835, and served until his death in Peoria, Illinois
, October 2, 1838.
He was interred presumed to be in the Old Centre Cemetery, Petersham, Massachusetts
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Born in Petersham, Massachusetts
Petersham, Massachusetts
Petersham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. Petersham is home to a considerable amount of conservation land, including the Quabbin Reservation, Harvard Forest, the Swift River Reservation, and Federated Women's Club State...
, Bigelow was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
, in 1803.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice in Petersham.
He served as member of the State senate 1819–1821.
He was editor of the first seventeen volumes of Massachusetts Reports and of a digest of six volumes of Pickering's Reports.
Bigelow was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Seventeenth
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823).
He moved to Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, in 1831 and continued the practice of law.
He was interested in the real estate business and in the operation of ferry boats.
He served as Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
.
He was appointed clerk of the circuit court of Peoria County, November 26, 1835, and served until his death in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, October 2, 1838.
He was interred presumed to be in the Old Centre Cemetery, Petersham, Massachusetts
Petersham, Massachusetts
Petersham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. Petersham is home to a considerable amount of conservation land, including the Quabbin Reservation, Harvard Forest, the Swift River Reservation, and Federated Women's Club State...
.