Brigham, Peter Bent, 1807-1877

Peter Bent Brigham (1807-1877), restaurateur and real estate magnate, was born in Bakersfield, Vt., on 4 February 1807, the son of Uriah and Elizabeth Fay Brigham. He removed to Boston, Mass., as a young man and made his fortune, first operating a restaurant, apparently called Concert Hall, on Court Street and then through real estate dealings. He was a respected civic leader and his considerable estate was the basis for the founding of Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He died, unmarried, on 24 May 1877 in Boston.

From the description of Papers, 1827-1876. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 207119693