Jasper Ewing Brady

Jasper Ewing Brady

Jasper Ewing Brady (born March 4, 1797 in Sunbury , Northumberland County , Pennsylvania , †  January 26, 1871 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1849 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jasper Brady attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship in hat making. He also taught in Franklin County . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1827, he began to work in this profession in Chambersburg . He was also a chamberlain in Franklin County for three years. Politically, he joined the Whig Party . He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1844 and 1845 .

In the congressional elections of 1846 Brady was elected as his party's candidate in the 16th  constituency of Pennsylvania to the US House of Representatives in Washington, where he succeeded Democrat James Black on March 4, 1847 . Since he was not confirmed in 1848, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1849 . This was shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

In September 1849, Jasper Brady moved to Pittsburgh , where he practiced as a lawyer. Between 1861 and 1869, also during the civil war , he was employed by the pay office in the War Ministry . In 1869 he retired, which he spent in the federal capital Washington. He died there on January 26, 1871.

Web links

• Jasper Ewing Brady in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Jasper Ewing Brady in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
James Black	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (16th constituency) March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849	James Xavier McLanahan