Allen Alexander Bradford

Allen Alexander Bradford

Allen Alexander Bradford (born July 23, 1815 in Friendship , Knox County , Maine , † March 12, 1888 in Pueblo , Colorado ) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1867 and from 1869 to 1871 he represented the Colorado Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1841 Allen Bradford moved to Missouri , where he studied law and practiced as a lawyer after his admission to the bar. Between 1845 and 1851 he was a clerk at the District Court in Atchison County . He then moved to Iowa , where he was a judge in the Sixth District Judge from 1852 to 1855. Politically, he joined the Republican Party founded in 1854 . In 1855 he moved to the Nebraska Territory . There he was a member of the territorial House of Representatives between 1856 and 1858. In 1860 Bradford moved to the Colorado Territory. On June 6, 1862, he was appointed Supreme Court Justice of the area by President Abraham Lincoln .

In 1864 Bradford was elected as a delegate to the US House of Representatives. There he replaced Hiram Pitt Bennet on March 4, 1865 . Until March 3, 1867 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . George M. Chilcott was then elected for the next legislative term . In the meantime, Bradford was working as a lawyer. In the congressional elections of 1868 he was re-elected as a delegate to Congress. This enabled him to represent his territory again in Congress between March 4, 1869 and March 3, 1871. After his tenure in Congress, Allen Bradford retired from politics. He worked as a lawyer again and died in Pueblo in 1888.

Web links

• Allen Alexander Bradford in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alexander Allen Bradford in the database of Find a Grave (English)