Abraham L. Brick

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

Abraham Lincoln Brick
In office March 4, 1899 – April 7, 1908
Personal details
Born	May 27, 1860 South Bend, St. Joseph County, U.S.
Died	April 7, 1908 (aged 47) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Occupation	Attorney

Early life and education

Born on his father's farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 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.

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.

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 in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7, 1908.

Death and legacy

He was interred in Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana.

Brick's papers are held in the collection of the Indiana State Library.[1]

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

1. "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 website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

External links

• 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