Legislator Details


Edward Bradley
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 34

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 4/1/1808
City: East Bloomfield, NY
County: Ontario County, NY
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 8/5/1847
City: New York, NY
County:
Country:
Type of Burial: intered
Burial
Date:
City: Wahington, DC
County:
Country: US
Cemetery: Congressional Cemetery

Marital Information:

Number of Children: 0

Background

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Occupation: lawyer
Race:

Education:
Common school and academic

Biographical Sketch:
Born in April 1808, exact date unknown. Attended an academy in Canandaigua; associate judge of the common pleas court of Ontario Co., NY, 1836; moved to Detroit, 1839; admitted to the bar in 1841 & practiced in Marshall, Calhoun Co., MI; prosecuting attorney of Calhoun Co. in 1842. Died in NY while en route to Washington, D.C., before the assembling of Congress. Gloried in the life of a pioneer!

Notable Facts:
Elected as a Democrat to the 30th Congress & served from 3/4/1847, until his death on 8/5/1847. Per MIBiog, he was elected to Congress but never qualified because he died on his way to Washington.

Sessions Served:

Eighth Legislature, 1843
Chamber: Senate
Party: Unknown
Committees Served On: Judiciary , State Affairs , State Library , Select Committee on State, University and School Lands
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Marshall
County of Residence Calhoun
District: 4
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1842
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1843
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

CongBio p.696; MIBiog:1:100-01;
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