Edward Bradley (politician)

Edward Bradley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1847 – August 5, 1847
Preceded by	John Smith Chipman
Succeeded by	Charles E. Stuart
Personal details
Born	April 1808 East Bloomfield, New York, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1847(1847-08-05) (aged 39) New York City
Resting place	Congressional Cemetery

Edward Bradley (April 1808 – August 5, 1847) was a 19th-century American lawyer who in 1847 served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Michigan.

Biography

Bradley was born in East Bloomfield, New York, and attended the common schools and the local academy in Canandaigua.

Legal career

He was associate judge of the common pleas court of Ontario County in 1836. He moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1839 where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841. He commenced practice in Marshall and became prosecuting attorney of Calhoun County in 1842.

Early political career

He was a member of the Michigan State Senate in 1842 and 1843 and developed a reputation as a gifted orator and stump speaker.

Congress

He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives for the Thirtieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1847, until his death.

Death and burial

He died on August 5, 1847 in New York City while en route to Washington, D.C. before the assembling of Congress. He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

• Early history of Michigan, with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators. Bingham, S. D. (Stephen D.) Lansing, Thorp & Godfrey, state printers, 1888. p. 116–117
• Calhoun County business directory for 1869–70. Battle Creek, Mich:E. G. Rust, 1869. p. 41–42

• United States Congress. "Edward Bradley (id: B000741)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard