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JAMES BIGHAM, M. D., post office Clinton, has been identified with Clinton as a physician and surgeon since 1859. He was born at Emmitsburg, Md., Jan. 27, 1833, a son of Hon. Charles W. and Margaret (Agnew) Bigham, Presbyterians. The former was born in Adams county, Pa., April 11, 1789; was a merchant and hotel-proprietor at Emmitsburg; was justice of the peace a number of years, and was elected democratic representative to the state legislature of Maryland. He afterward moved to Smithsburg, Md., where he died. He and his wife had five sons and five daughters, of whom James, the subject of this memoir, the seventh child, was educated at Smithsburg, Md. Dr. Bigham and Elizabeth J. Pollock were united in marriage in October, 1862. She was born at Clinton, in the house in which she and her husband reside, and is a daughter of Dr. John and Elizabeth (McCandless) Pollock. Mrs. Pollock was born in Washington county, Pa., Dr. Pollock in Lancaster county. Pa., in 1796; he graduated in medicine, and located in Washington county, Pa.; located in Clinton in 1825, and there died. Dr. Bigham owns a store at Clinton, and was appointed postmaster at that place in 1884. He and Mrs. Bigham have five children: Charles P. and James C., in charge of their father’s store at Clinton; Stella Mc., Lulu M. and Wenzel A. Dr. Bigham is a member of the A. O. U. W., and he and Mrs. Bigham are members of the Presbyterian Church.