Allen Alexander Bradford
Allen Alexander Bradford | |
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Solomon Newton Pettis | |
Succeeded by | Charles Frederick Holly, William H. Gale |
Constituency | Colorado Territory |
Personal details | |
Born | Friendship, Maine, U.S. | July 23, 1815
Died | March 12, 1888 Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 72)
Resting place | City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Emeline Cowles (m. 1849) |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Attorney |
Allen Alexander Bradford (July 23, 1815 – March 12, 1888) was an American attorney, judge, and politician from Colorado. A
A native of Friendship, Maine, Bradford taught school while studying law, attained admission to the bar and practiced. He served as clerk of the circuit court of Atchison County, Missouri, from 1845 to 1851, then moved to Iowa, where he was judge of the sixth judicial district from 1852 to 1855. He then moved to Nebraska Territory, where he served as a member of the territorial house of representatives from 1856 to 1858. In 1860, he moved to Colorado Territory, where he was appointed judge of the territory's supreme court by President Abraham Lincoln on June 6, 1862.
Bradford was elected territorial delegate in 1864 and served in the 39th Congress, March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1867. After his term, he resumed the practice of law in Pueblo, Colorado. In 1868, he was again elected as territorial delegate, and he served in the 41st Congress, (March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871. After leaving Congress, Bradford practiced law in Pueblo. He died in Pueblo on March 12, 1888. He was buried at City Cemetery in Pueblo.
Early life
Allen A. Bradford was born in Friendship, Maine, on July 23, 1815, a son of Cornelius Bradford and Hannah (Gay) Bradford.[1][2] He was raised on his family's farm, attended the local schools, and was a student at several academies in the Camden, Maine, area.[2] After completing his education, he taught school while studying law in the Thomaston, Maine, office of Jonathan Cilley.[3]
In 1841, Bradford moved to
Continued career
In 1855, Bradford moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska Territory, where he continued practicing law.[2] He was soon elected to the territorial legislature, and he served in the second, third, and fourth sessions, 1856, 1857, and 1858.[2] In 1860, he moved to Central City, Colorado Territory, where he resumed practicing law.[2] In 1862, he was appointed to the territory's supreme court, and he moved to Pueblo.[2] Bradford remained on the bench until 1865, when he resigned to take his seat in Congress.[2]
In 1864, Bradford was elected as Colorado's territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives, and he served one term, March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1867.[4] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1866 and resumed practicing law in Pueblo.[4] In 1868, he was again elected to Congress, and he served as Colorado's delegate from March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871.[4] After completing his second term, Bradford returned to Pueblo to practice law.[4] From 1871 to 1881, he served as county attorney of Pueblo County.[3]
Bradford died in Pueblo on March 13, 1888.[3] He was buried at City Cemetery in Pueblo.[3]
References
- ISBN 978-0-8063-4924-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Morton, Julius Sterling (1907). Illustrated History of Nebraska. Vol. I. Lincoln, NE: Jacob North & Company. p. 285 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f Bicentennial Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States (1983). Judges of the United States (Second ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 50 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Stewart, John C. (April–June 1922). "Biographical Sketches of Natives of Maine Who Have Served in the Congress of the United States". Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Dover, ME: John Francis Sprague. p. 92 – via Google Books.
External links
- United States Congress. "Allen Alexander Bradford (id: B000737)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.