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Nathan B. Bradley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Charles C. Ellsworth |
| Member of theMichigan Senate from the27th district | |
| In office January 1, 1867 – December 31, 1868 | |
| Preceded by | David Jerome |
| Succeeded by | C. B. Mills |
| 1st Mayor of Bay City | |
| In office 1865–1865 | |
| Preceded by | City incorporated |
| Succeeded by | James Watson |
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| Born | (1831-05-28)May 28, 1831 Lee, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 8, 1906(1906-11-08) (aged 75) Bay City,Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lumber manufacture |
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Nathan Ball Bradley (May 28, 1831 – November 8, 1906) was apolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served two terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1877.
Bradley was born inLee, Massachusetts and moved with his parents toLorain County, Ohio, in 1835 where he attended thecommon schools.[1] He moved toWisconsin in 1849 and was employed in a sawmill in the pine region. He returned toOhio in 1850 and built and operated a sawmill until 1852, when he moved toLexington, Michigan, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber.
He moved toSt. Charles, in theSaginaw Valley, in 1855 and engaged in the lumber industry. He purchased a mill inBay City, which he operated from 1858 to 1864. He also engaged in the salt industry in Bay City, where he was alsojustice of the peace for three terms, a supervisor one term, analderman three terms, and the first mayor of Bay City after it obtained its charter in 1865. He was a member of theMichigan State Senate from 1866 to 1868. He also engaged in banking in 1867, becoming vice president of the First National Bank of Bay City.
Bradley was elected as aRepublican and the first person to representMichigan's 8th congressional district to the43rd and44th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1877. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
After leaving Congress, he returned to the lumber business in Bay City and also was instrumental in establishing the first beet-sugar factory in the state. Bradley died in Bay City on November 8, 1906, and is interred in Elm Lawn Cemetery there.[2]
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| Preceded by None | United States Representative for the 8th Congressional District of Michigan 1873 – 1877 | Succeeded by |
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