Edward A. Bradford

Edward Anthony Bradford (September 17, 1813 – November 22, 1872) was a lawyer and unsuccessful nominee to the United States Supreme Court.

Edward Bradford
Personal details
Born(1813-09-17)September 17, 1813
Plainfield, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 1872(1872-11-22) (aged 59)
Paris, France
Political partyWhig
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Biography

Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Bradford graduated from Yale University (1833) and Harvard Law School (1837) before establishing a law practice in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

Bradford was nominated by President Millard Fillmore as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on August 16, 1852, to succeed John McKinley. The Senate declined to act on the nomination before the session ended and Bradford was not re-nominated.[2][3]

Bradford became ill with an unspecified disease in 1869 and left his law practice to seek treatment in Europe. After stays in England and Germany, he died in Paris, France, on November 22, 1872.[1] He was buried at Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield, Connecticut.[4]

References
  1. Obituary Record Of Graduates Of Yale College Deceased During The Academical Year Ending In June, 1873 (PDF). p. 95.
  2. Hall, Kermit, ed. (2005). The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (2nd ed.). ISBN 9780195176612.
  3. McMillion, Barry J. (January 28, 2022). Supreme Court Nominations, 1789 to 2020: Actions by the Senate, the Judiciary Committee, and the President (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. Edward A. Bradford at Find a Grave


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