Theophilus Bradbury
| Theophilus Bradbury | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district | |
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In office March 4, 1795 – July 24, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Bailey Bartlett |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
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In office 1797 – July 1803 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1791-1794 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 13, 1739 Newbury, Massachusetts |
| Died |
September 6, 1803 (aged 63) Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
Theophilus Bradbury (November 13, 1739 in Newbury, Massachusetts – September 6, 1803 in Newburyport, Massachusetts) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1757; taught school and studied law in Portland, Maine; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portland in 1761; moved to Newburyport, Mass., in 1764 and continued the practice of law; member of the State senate 1791-1794; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1795, until July 24, 1797, when he resigned; appointed justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1797. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1798.[1] Bradbury was a member of the electoral college in 1800.
In February 1802 Bradbury was stricken with paralysis and totally disabled, he was removed from the bench in July 1803.[2]
Bradbury died in Newburyport, Mass., September 6, 1803; interment in Old Hill Burying Ground in Newburyport.
References
- United States Congress. "Theophilus Bradbury (id: B000735)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Notes
- ↑ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Davis, William Thomas Davis (1900), History of the judiciary of Massachusetts: including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, The Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Commonwealth, Boston, MA: The Boston Book Company, p. 276.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by David Cobb |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1795 – July 24, 1797 |
Succeeded by Bailey Bartlett |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Increase Sumner |
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1797 – July 1803 |
Seat ended |
