Bradbury Cilley

Bradbury Cilley (* February 1, 1760 in Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, † December 17, 1831 ) was an American politician. Between 1813 and 1817 he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Bradbury Cilley was the uncle of Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838), sitting as a deputy in Congress for the State of Maine 1837-1838. Another nephew was Joseph Cilley (1791-1887), who served as a U.S. Senator for New Hampshire 1845-1846.

Cilley attended the public schools of his home and was then engaged in farming. Politically, he was a member of the Federalist Party. In 1798 he was appointed by President John Adams to the U.S. Marshal for the District of New Hampshire. This office he held until 1802.

In the congressional elections of 1812, which were held all across the state, Cilley was elected for the first parliamentary seat from New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. There he met on March 4, 1813 the successor of Josiah Bartlett Jr.. After a re-election in 1814 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1817 two legislative sessions. In this time the British -American War fell. During this time he was also from 1814 to 1816 temporarily advisor to Governor John Taylor Gilman.

After his time in Congress to Bradbury Cilley moved out of the public life in retirement. He died in December 1831 in his native Nottingham.