Edward Bradley (politician)

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 U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

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

In the congressional elections of 1846 he was in the second electoral district of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Smith Chipman on March 4, 1847. At this time 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 capital Washington, where he was due to attend the inaugural session of Congress. In fact, Bradley has his seat can not exercise due to his illness and early death.

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