Willis W. Bradley

Willis Winter Bradley (born June 28, 1884 in Ransomville , Niagara County , New York , † August 27, 1954 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American naval officer . As a politician , he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives between 1947 and 1949 .

Career

Shortly after he was born, Willis Bradley moved with his parents to Milnor , North Dakota . In 1891 the family moved to Forman , where the boy attended public schools. He then studied at Hamline University in Saint Paul ( Minnesota ). In 1902 and 1903 he worked for the county government in Sargent County as a deputy registrant ( Deputy registrant of Deeds ). This was followed by training at the US Naval Academy until 1906 . In the following decades he completed a military career in the US Navy . During this time he served on various ships and naval bases. He also took part in World War I and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor . Between 1929 and 1931 he was military governor of Guam ; from 1933 to 1935 he served as site commander of the Pearl Harbor naval base on Oahu . Between 1940 and 1946, including during World War II , Bradley was a member of the Inspection and Security Council for the Pacific Coast.

In 1946 he resigned from the Navy after 40 years and began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In the 1946 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 18th electoral district of California , where he succeeded Democrat Clyde Doyle on January 3, 1947 . Since he lost to Doyle in 1948 and this regained his old mandate, Bradley could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1949 . This was determined by the events of the immediate post-war period. Between 1949 and 1952 he was vice president of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. From 1952 until his death on August 27, 1954 in Santa Barbara, he was a member of the California State Assembly .

The destroyer USS Bradley was named after Willis Bradley.

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SURNAME	Bradley, Willis W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bradley, Willis Winter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 28, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ransomville , New York
DATE OF DEATH	August 27, 1954
Place of death	Santa Barbara , California