Edward Bradley

Edward Bradley (born April 1, 1808 in East Bloomfield , Ontario County , New York , †  August 5, 1847 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between March and August 1847 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Bradley attended public schools in his home country. He then studied law and in 1836 was a judge in Ontario County. After moving to Marshall , Michigan, he began practicing law in his new hometown. Politically, Bradley was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1842 he became a district attorney in Calhoun County . He was a member of the Michigan Senate in 1842 and 1843 . Bradley was considered a good speaker and was a beacon of hope for his party in Michigan.

In the congressional election of 1846 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded John Smith Chipman on March 4, 1847 . At this point he was already seriously ill with tuberculosis . He sought a cure from his illness in a New York hospital. On August 5, 1847, he died in New York on the way to the federal capital Washington, where he wanted to take part in the constituent session of Congress. In fact, Bradley was unable to exercise his parliamentary mandate due to his illness and early death.

Web links

• Edward Bradley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward Bradley in the database of Find a Grave (English)