John H. Brigerman (December 11, 1902 – August 2, 1968) was a lawyer, realtor, and state legislator in Pennsylvania. Birgerman was born in

Wyandotte County, Kansas Wyandotte County (; county code WY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,245, making it Kansas's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City, with which ...

. He graduated from John Marshall Law School in Chicago and University of Indianapolis as well as Friendship N. & I. College and

La Salle University La Salle University () is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. History La ...

. He was a delegate to the Indiana State Democratic Convention in 1928 and chaired the 47th Ward Democratic Executive Committee. A Democrat, he was elected to the

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for the 1937 term and he also served in the Pennsylvania House in 1943. He ran unsuccessfully for 1939 and 1945 terms. He died in Philadelphia and is buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park in

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. He was included in a 1974 exhibition.

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