William Czar Bradley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
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Preceded by | Rollin C. Mallary |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Hunt |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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Preceded by | Phineas White |
Succeeded by | Rollin C. Mallary |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
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Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Daniel Chipman |
Personal details | |
Born |
Westminster, Vermont, U.S. |
March 23, 1782
Died | March 3, 1867 Westminster, Vermont, U.S. |
(aged 84)
Political party | Adams, Adams-Clay Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Richards |
Children | Jonathan Dorr Bradley |
William Czar Bradley (March 23, 1782 – March 3, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Born in Westminster, Vermont, Bradley was the son of United States Senator Stephen Row Bradley. Bradley received his early education in the schools of Cheshire, Connecticut, and Charlestown, New Hampshire. As a child prodigy, he entered Yale College for a short time at the age of thirteen, but was expelled for pranks. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Westminster in 1802. Also in 1802 Bradley married Sarah Richards, the daughter of Mark Richards, who served in Congress and as Lieutenant Governor. He served as prosecuting attorney for Windham County, as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, and as member of the Governor's council.
Bradley was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815. Bradley was an agent of the United States under the Treaty of Ghent to fix the boundary line between Maine and Canada from 1815 to 1820. He served again in the United States Congress when was elected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as an Adams to the Nineteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1827.