Elisha Hume Brewster

Who was Elisha Hume Brewster?

Elisha Hume Brewster was a United States federal judge.

Born in Worthington, Massachusetts, Brewster received an LL.B. from Boston University School of Law in 1896. He was a Private practice from 1896 to 1922, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1902 to 1904.

On September 20, 1922, Brewster was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 22, 1922, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on October 14, 1941, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1946, in Springfield, Massachusetts.