Bradbury Cilley

Bradbury Cilley (born February 1, 1760 in Nottingham , Rockingham County , New Hampshire Colony , † December 17, 1831 there ) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1817 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Bradbury Cilley was the uncle of Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838), who was a member of Congress for the State of Maine between 1837 and 1838 . Another nephew was Joseph Cilley (1791-1887), who served as the US Senator for New Hampshire between 1845 and 1846 .

Cilley attended public schools in his home country and then worked in agriculture. Politically, he was a member of the Federalist Party . In 1798 he was named US Marshal for the borough of New Hampshire by US President John Adams . He held this office until 1802.

In the 1812 congressional elections, held nationwide, Cilley was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington for the first New Hampshire congress. There he took over from Josiah Bartlett Jr. on March 4, 1813 . After a re-election in 1814, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1817. During this time the British-American War fell . During this time he was also from 1814 to 1816 temporarily adviser to Governor John Taylor Gilman .

After serving in Congress, Bradbury Cilley retired from public life. He died in December 1831 in his native Nottingham.

Web links

• Bradbury Cilley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Bradbury Cilley in the database of Find a Grave (English)