Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 2.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 63.
 
A. E. BRIGHAM
 
     Because of his distinctive business and executive ability, through which he
has become an important factor in the success of one of Eugene's important
enterprises, as well as for his progressive and loyal citizenship, A. E. Brigham
is well worthy of representation in the annals of his locality. As manager of
the Allen & Lewis wholesale grocery house, he has shown capability and
efficiency that have gained for him the respect of all who have been associated
with him. Mr. Brigham was born in Kansas, April 24, 1889. and is a son of George
and Emma (Conover) Brigham. He is descended from an old American family that was
established here in colonial days by Thomas Brigham. The paternal grandfather,
Sylvester Brigham, was a pioneer of Illinois, to which state he moved in 1829
and took up a tract of government land. He became prominent there and served as
a captain in the Black Hawk war. He was a grandson of Colonel Levi Brigham, who
served in the Revolutionary war. George Brigham, a pioneer settler in Elk
county, Kansas, was a farmer, hut is now retired and he and his wife live in
Eugene.
 
     A. E. Brigham received a good public school education and from boyhood has
been identified with the grocery trade, while since 1903 he has been connected
with the wholesale end of the business. In 1911 he located in Portland, Oregon,
where he remained two years, and in 1913 removed to Eugene, becoming a salesman
for the firm of Allen & Lewis, who established their wholesale store here on
April 14th of that year. This well known firm has been in business at Portland
since 1851, having one of the oldest and most substantial wholesale grocery
houses on the Pacific coast. The present building, at the corner of Pearl and
Fifth avenue, which was erected in 1915, comprises two stories and basement, one
hundred and ten by one hundred feet in size, and is built of reinforced
concrete, being admirably adapted to its present use. It has spur tracks from
the Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric railways and has a sheltered loading
dock. Fourteen people are employed in the building and three traveling salesmen
are on the road. This house covers the territory from Harrisburg to Canonville
and from Mapleton to Oak Ridge, selling its own brands of goods, including
"Preferred stock," ''A. & L.," and "Bullseye” and controls many national lines,
such as Maxwell House coffee, El Sidelo cigars and others. In 1922 Mr. Brigham's
faithfulness and ability were recognized in his promotion to the position of
manager of the Eugene store, which position he is now filling.
 
     Mr. Brigham has been married twice.   He first wedded Miss Harriet Shipley,
of Kansas City, who died leaving two children, Dorothy and Harriet, both, of
whom are in the University high school. For his second wife Mr. Brigham chose
Miss Lura McKinney, a native of West Virginia and later a resident of Eugene.
Mr. Brigham is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Knights
of Pythias, and belongs to the Kiwanis Club, of which he is district trustee,
the Chamber of Commerce, of which he was formerly a director and the Eugene
Country Club, of which he is now a director. He takes an active interest in
public affairs and is an ardent supporter of the republican party. In all of
life's relations he has been loyal and true and well deserves the high place
which he holds in public esteem.

     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2016 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.