Jeptha Bradley

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Jeptha Bradley (born December 31, 1802 in Fairfield , † June 8, 1864 in St. Albans , Vermont) was an American lawyer and politician who was State Auditor of Vermont from 1860 to 1864 .

Life

Bradley was born in Fairfield, Vermont. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, after which he practiced law in Franklin County and Grand Isle Counties . As a member of the Whig Party , he was sheriff of Franklin County from 1835 to 1839 .

Bradley moved to St. Albans and served in various public offices. He was a justice of the peace and also a high bailiff. He was appointed inspector of the United States Customs Service at Alburgh Station in 1845 , and Bradley was appointed postmaster at Highgate Springs in 1847 .

Bradley was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the United States and served as a delegate to the Church's annual meetings in 1822 and 1850.

In 1844 Bradley received a patent for an improved air heating oven.

Bradley was a co-founder of the Horticultural Society for the Valley of Lake Champlain in 1850.

In 1849 Bradley was elected a probate judge. He held this office until 1850. He was also active in the probate court from 1850 to 1852 and again in 1854.

When the Republican Party was formed in the 1850s , Bradley became a member of the party. In 1860 he was elected a State Auditor. He held this office until his death. Jeptha Bradley was married to Sarah Bradley (1804-1896). The couple had a son. Bradley died in St. Albans on June 8, 1864. His grave is in Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont , edited by the Vermont General Assembly , 1863, 202
  2. ^ 1860 US Census entry, Jeptha Bradley family
  3. ^ Vermont Year Book, edited by EP Walton, Montpelier, 1863, p. 69
  4. ^ History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont , edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich, 1891, p. 121
  5. ↑ Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont , published by the Vermont House of Representatives , 1834, 65
  6. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont , edited by the Vermont General Assembly, 1839, p. 293
  7. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont , edited by the Vermont General Assembly, 1850, p. 300
  8. ↑ Universalist Watchman and Christian Repository , edited by Eli Ballou, issue 16, 1845, page 359
  9. ^ Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States , issued by the United States Department of State , 1847, 31
  10. ^ Proceedings of the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Vermont , edited by the Congregation, 1832, p. 32
  11. ^ Convention Proceedings , 1850, p. 4
  12. ^ Journal of the Franklin Institute , edited by the Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1845, 423
  13. ^ Executive Documents, Printed by Order of the House of Representatives During the Second Session of the Thirty-Fifth Congress , edited by James B. Steedman , 1859, p. 26
  14. ^ The Journal of the New York State Agricultural Society , edited by the Society, 1850, Issue 1-4 B, page 74
  15. ^ The Water-cure Journal , edited by Fowlers and Wells, New York, 1851, Issue 11-12, p. 99
  16. ↑ Journal of the Vermont House of Representatives , edited by the Vermont General Assembly, 1849, p. 284
  17. ↑ The Vermont historical gazetteer , compiled by Abby Maria Hemenway and Carrie Elizabeth Hemenway Page, Issue 2, 1871, p. 95
  18. ^ Early History of Vermont , by LaFayette Wilbur, Issue 3, 1902, p. 381
  19. ↑ Inaugural Address of John Gregory Smith ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Issued by the Vermont General Assembly, 1864, p.12  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  20. ^ Newspaper article, Death of Judge Bradley, Vermont (Brattleboro) Phoenix, July 1, 1864
personal data
SURNAME Bradley, Jeptha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American judge and politician who was a Vermont State Auditor
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Fairfield , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 1864
Place of death St. Albans , Vermont