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| |  Bradley, Vernon Ensign(1912-1990) —also known asVernon E. Bradley;BradBradley —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September27, 1912.Republican.Accountant;realtor;realestate developer; candidate formayorof Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Civitan.Died, ofarteriosclerosis,in ahospitalat Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September7, 1990 (age77 years, 345days).Cremated;ashes interred atHillcrestCemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Bradley, Victor Anderville (b.1885) —also known asVictor Bradley — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.Born in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,June 30,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;attorney forrailroadsandutilities;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1920.Christian.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Victor F. Bradley and Mary (Craig) Bradley; married,May 30,1908, to Sophia Willoit. |
| | Bradley, W. B. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, W. Brooks — of Dundalk,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Bradley, W. G. — of Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.Mayorof Rochester, N.H., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, W. H. — of Trinity,TrinityCounty, Tex.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, W. O'R. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, W.S.SeeWilliam StubbsBradley | | Bradley, W. T. — of Harrison,BooneCounty, Ark.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1944,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, Walter — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.U.S.Collector of Customs at Fairfield, Conn., Connecticut, 1816.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, Warren Worth — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1924.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1813-14.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William(1787-1863) —ofSwitzerlandCounty, Ind.Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,September22, 1787.County judge in Indiana, 1827-29; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-33.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Vevay,SwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,1863(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William — of Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William — also known asBill Bradley — of Addington,JeffersonCounty, Okla.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOklahoma,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William — of Gresham,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOregon,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Bradley, William A. — ofWashington,D.C.Mayorof Washington, D.C., 1834-36.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William A. — ofWashington,D.C.Whig. Postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1849-53.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William B., Sr. (bornc.1870) —of Beacon Falls,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky., about 1870.Republican.Fruitgrower;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Beacon Falls, 1923-32,1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1932, 1936.Burial location unknown.  | Bradley, William Czar(1782-1867) —also known asWilliam C. Bradley — of Westminster,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Westminster,WindhamCounty, Vt.,March23, 1782.Lawyer;WindhamCounty State's Attorney, 1804-11; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1806-07, 1819, 1850; member ofVermontGovernor's Council, 1812;U.S.Representative from Vermont, 1813-15, 1823-27 (at-large 1813-15,2nd District 1823-25, 1st District 1825-27); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Vermont,1840;Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1856(voted forJohnC. Frémont andWilliamL. Dayton).Died in Westminster,WindhamCounty, Vt.,March 3,1867 (age84 years, 345days).Interment atOldWestminster Cemetery, Westminster, Vt. | | Bradley, William Foster — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Mayorof Adrian, Mich., 1893-94.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William H.(1859-1925) —of Greenville,MontcalmCounty, Mich.Born in Spencer Township,KentCounty, Mich.,February26, 1859.Republican.Wholesalegrocer; mayor of Greenville, Mich., 1908-09; member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1909-12.In 1911, he was accused ofbriberyby Sherman M. Townsend, a former Sergeant-at-Arms of the statesenate; aninvestigationwas conducted; aresolutionto expel him from the Senate failed on a vote of 14 to 15.Died in1925(ageabout66 years).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Greenville, Mich. | | Bradley, William H. — of Ware,HampshireCounty, Mass.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1996;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Bradley, William H. — of South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Libertarian. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 80th District, 1998; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 2000; Libertariancandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2000;Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson).Still living as of 2012. | | Bradley, William Harrison(1848-1929) —also known asWilliam H. Bradley — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,June 3,1848.Importer;U.S. Consul inNice, 1889-93;Tunstall, 1897-1903;Manchester, 1903-05, 1906-07; U.S. Consul General inManchester, 1905-06;Montreal, 1907-17.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1929 (age81 years, 106days).Interment atTiticus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn. | | Bradley, William J. (b.1852) —of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Maryland,May 6,1852.Republican.Mechanicalengineer; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1898-1902;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1901-02; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1900;member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1903-11.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William J. — of Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William J. — ofCayugaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1927.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William Kidd — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1876-80.Burial location unknown. | | Bradley, William M. (b.1892) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 22,1892.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1937-40; defeated in primary, 1934,1940, 1942, 1952;chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William A. Bradley and Mary (Riley) Bradley; married1912 toEdwardine Lenahan. |
 | Bradley, William O'Connell(1847-1914) —also known asWilliam O. Bradley — of Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born near Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.,March18, 1847.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Kentucky,1872;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1880,1884,1888(speaker),1892,1900,1904,1912;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1888;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96;Governor ofKentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.Baptist;laterPresbyterian.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 23,1914 (age67 years, 66days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | Bradley, William Stubbs(1898-1970) —also known asW. S. Bradley — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born in Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,August8, 1898.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1926.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,April18, 1970 (age71 years, 253days).Intermentsomewherein Centerville, Iowa. | | Bradley, William Warren (b.1943) —also known asBill Bradley;"DollarBill" —of Denville,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Crystal City,JeffersonCounty, Mo.,July 28,1943.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1988,1996;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2000.Protestant.At the 1964OlympicGames, won a gold medal as part of the U.S. basketball team;professionalbasketballplayer for the New York Knicks, 1967-77; elected to the BasketballHall ofFame in 1983.Still living as of 2014. | | Bradley, Willis Winter(1884-1954) —also known asWillis W. Bradley — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ransomville,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1884.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Governor ofGuam, 1929-31;U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Received theMedalof Honor, for action on U.S.S.Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.Suffered aheartattack during the noon recess of a legislativehearing,and died soon after at CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,August27, 1954 (age70 years, 60days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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