Abraham L. Brick

American politician (1860–1908)

Abraham Lincoln Brick


In office March 4, 1899 – April 7, 1908

Personal details
Born	(1860-05-27)May 27, 1860 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 7, 1908(1908-04-07) (aged 47) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Resting place	Riverview Cemetery South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Education	Cornell University Yale University
Alma mater	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Occupation	Attorney

Abraham Lincoln Brick (May 27, 1860 – April 7, 1908) was an American attorney and politician. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 until his death in 1908.

Early life and education

Abraham Lincoln Brick was born on his father's farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana on May 27, 1860. Brick attended the common schools and was graduated from the South Bend High School. He later attended Cornell University and Yale University, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1883.^[1]

Career and life

He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He served as prosecuting attorney for the counties of St. Joseph and La Porte in 1886 and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.^[1]

Politics

Brick was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-Sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1899, until his death.^[1]^[2]

Death and legacy

Brick died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 7, 1908.^[1] He was interred in Riverview Cemetery in South Bend.^[1]

Brick's papers are held in the collection of the Indiana State Library.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Brick, Abraham Lincoln". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 30. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Collection: Abraham L. Brick papers | Indiana State Library Manuscripts Catalog". Indiana State Library. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

United States Congress. "Abraham L. Brick (id: B000819)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

Media related to Abraham L. Brick at Wikimedia Commons
Works by or about Abraham L. Brick at Internet Archive
Abraham L. Brick, late a representative from Indiana, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1909

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Lemuel W. Royse	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 13th congressional district 1899-1908	Succeeded by Henry A. Barnhart