Brigham, Paul
soldier, jurist, was born in 1745. He was four years a captain in the revolutionary army, was high sheriff of Windsor county, Vt., for five years, major-general of militia, and chief judge of the county court for five years.
He was lieutenant-governor of the state from 1796 till 1813, and again from 1815 till 1820. From Aug. 25 till Oct. 16, 1797, he was acting governor. He died June 16, 1824, in Norwich, Vt. .
BRIGHAM, WILLARD I. TYLER, lawyer, genealogist, was born May 31, 1859, in Montpelier, Vt. For five years he was on the Shakespearian stage, with such stars as Booth and Barrett. He is the historian of the Brigham and Tyler Families' associations of the United States; a member of the New England Historical Genealogical society; Sons of the Revolution; Society Colonial Wars and various other societies. He is the author of a volume of verse and has followed his profession of law with success in Grand Rapids, Minneapolis and Chicago.