Paul Brigham

Paul Brigham
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 (1746-01) Coventry, Colony of Connecticut, British America
Died	June 15, 1824 (1824-06-16) (aged 78) Norwich, Vermont, U.S.
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.)