James H. Brady

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James H. Brady
Governor of Idaho
In office
January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
LieutenantLewis H. Sweetser
Preceded byFrank R. Gooding
Succeeded byJames H. Hawley
Personal details
Born(1862-06-12)June 12, 1862
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 13, 1918(1918-01-13) (aged 55)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery
Pocatello, Idaho
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Sarah H. Haines (widowed), Irene Moore
Residence(s)Pocatello, Idaho
Alma materLeavenworth Normal College
ProfessionReal estate

James Henry Brady (June 12, 1862 – January 13, 1918) was a

eighth governor from 1909 to 1911 and a United States Senator for nearly five years, from 1913 until his death.[1][2]

Early years

Born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, at age three, Brady moved with his parents to Johnson County, Kansas. He was educated in public schools, and graduated from Leavenworth Normal College in Kansas.

Brady taught school, worked in the real estate business, and as editor of a newspaper. He moved to Idaho in 1895 at age thirty-three, and became successful in the water power and irrigation industries.[1][2]

Political career

Brady was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900, and chairman of the Idaho Republican Party in 1904 and 1908.[3][4] He was named a delegate to the Republican National Committee again in 1908 and 1916.[5]

Elected governor in

Weldon Heyburn's death in October 1912. In 1914, Brady became the first elected to the Senate from Idaho by direct popular vote, defeating former Democratic Governor James H. Hawley and a handful of minor party candidates.[6] Idaho's senior senator, William Borah, went before the voters for the first time four years later in 1918
, and was easily re-elected to a third term.

While in office, Brady suffered a

James H. Brady Memorial Chapel of Mountain View Cemetery in Pocatello.[6][8]

Legacy

Brady's great-grandson,

Jerry Brady, was the 2002 and 2006 Democratic
gubernatorial candidate in Idaho.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Brown, Ashmun (January 14, 1918). "Senator Brady of Idaho is dead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c "Senator Brady of Idaho dies of heart disease in Washington". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 14, 1918. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ISSN 2381-2966
    . Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Idaho Governor James Henry Brady". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  6. ^
    James H. Brady Memorial Chapel
    in Mountain View Cemetery in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho.
  7. ^ "James H. Brady. Born in 1861. Died Jan. 13, 1918. Member from Idaho Is the Victim of Week's Illness". Chicago Tribune. January 14, 1918. Retrieved October 19, 2010. Senator James H. Brady of Idaho died at his home here tonight from heart disease. He suffered an acute attack a week ago yesterday, while on his way to Washington from Idaho.
  8. ^ Brown, Ashmun (January 14, 1918). "Senator Brady of Idaho is dead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Henry Brady.

United States Congress. "James H. Brady (id: B000753)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Idaho

January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
William E. Borah
 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Idaho
1908, 1910
 Succeeded by
Preceded by
1914
(won) 		Succeeded by
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