Greene County AlArchives Obituaries.....Brigham, Col. Thomas Green February 4, 1913
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source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, February 08, 1913, Image 2

DEATH OF THOS. G. BRIGHAM A TYPICAL PHILANTHROPIST

The friends of Mr. Thomas Green Brigham were shocked last Tuesday upon 
learning of his demise at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. H. Anderson, at 
Eutaw, Alabama, last Monday, after a few days illness with pneumonia. Mr. 
Brigham left New Iberia with his wife, Margaret Amelia Higginbotham and his 
two sons, Thomas and Skipwith, to visit his daughter, Mrs. Anderson and the 
trip was very trying on the old gentleman which resulted in his death, 
surrounded by all of his children with the exception of Mrs. S. T. Hulse who 
is at present residing here with her husband. Deceased came here from North 
Louisiana and devoted his time to the sale of stock feed, one of his own 
preparations, building up with his children a large business throughout the 
State. His early manhood was given to a cause imperishable with the history 
of the South, his middle age to an unfaltering zeal in the interest of the 
Democratic party, when it strained the nerves and questioned the termerity 
(sic) of the bravest of hearts to affiliate with it. In 1874, two years 
before faint hearts could sum up courage to make a fight wor (sic) white 
supremacy and liberty, he organized a company, and at the risk of every 
danger and used that small body of determined men to such advantage, in 
checking the arrogance, impudence and disgraceful scenes with which 
"carpetbag" rule was so rife. He was a son of Major James H. Brigham and 
Anna Ruth Caldwell, a brother of Consul J. Harvey Brigham, who won 
international fame in the Cutting extradition case, when American Consul at 
El Paso and who has since died in Jamaica. He was last of nine brothers and 
is survived by one sister, Mrs. B. K. Fluker of Monroe, La., the two sons 
and daughter above named and by Mrs. S. T. Hulse of this City and eight 
grand-children. He was a Confederate soldier and held many prominent 
political offices. His remains were layed to rest in the little town where 
he died in the presence of a large number of friends in that City. The 
family have the sympathy of hundreds of friends here who held the deceased 
in great esteem.


source: The Weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, February 15, 1913, 
Image 3

COL. T. G. BRIGHAM DEAD; WAS PROMINENT LOUISIANIAN.

Many friends in New Orleans are mourning the death of Col. Thomas G. 
Brigham, a former resident of this city, who died at Utah (sic), Ala., 
during the week. He lived in New Iberia, but was visiting a married daughter 
in Alabama when death came.

Col. Brigham was a civil war veteran, and was active in politics. He was a 
Democratic leader in North Louisiana during the reconstruction period and 
later was assessor of Morehouse parish under Gov. McEnery.

During the administration of President Cleveland, Col. Brigham was in the 
consular service, and was stationed in Mexico. Following his return to the 
States, he was assistant custodian of the Custom House here. His wife and 
daughter survive. - Times Democrat.

  

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