Paul Brigham | |
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2nd Governor of Vermont | |
In office August 25, 1797 – October 16, 1797 | |
Lieutenant | Himself |
Preceded by | Thomas Chittenden |
Succeeded by | Isaac Tichenor |
3rd and 5th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
In office October 14, 1815 – October 23, 1820 | |
Governor | Jonas Galusha |
Preceded by | William Chamberlain |
Succeeded by | William Cahoon |
In office October 13, 1796 – October 23, 1813 | |
Governor | Thomas Chittenden (1796–1797) Himself (1797) Isaac Tichenor (1797–1807) Israel Smith (1807–1808) Isaac Tichenor (1808–1809) Jonas Galusha (1809–1813) |
Preceded by | Jonathan Hunt |
Succeeded by | William Chamberlain |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1746 Coventry, Colony of Connecticut, British America |
Died | June 15, 1824 Norwich, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse | Lydia Sawyer |
Profession | Soldier / Judge / Politician |
Paul Brigham (January 1746 – June 15, 1824) was an American Revolutionary soldier and Democratic-Republican politician. He was the second lieutenant governor of Vermont after that state was admitted to the Union in 1791, and upon the death of Vermont's first governor Thomas Chittenden, served as governor for the last seven weeks of Chittenden's term. (During the 14 years before admission to the Union, when Vermont was a largely unrecognized state, several others served as lieutenant governor and two persons served as governor.)