Ira B. Bradford

Ira B. Bradford (June 24, 1851 – September 1, 1916) was an American lawyer, banker and politician. He served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in the late 1880s and early 1900s.

Ira B. Bradford
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1880–1882
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1902–1903
Personal details
Born(1851-06-24)June 24, 1851
Fulton, Wisconsin
DiedSeptember 1, 1916(1916-09-01) (aged 65)
Augusta, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAllie M. Burnham
RelationsWilliam Bradford
ChildrenArchie E, Bradford
Sadie M. Bradford
ProfessionLawyer, Banker, Politician

Early life and career

Bradford was born in Fulton, Wisconsin,[1][2] and was raised and educated in New Hampshire.[1][3] He was admitted to the bar in Monroe, Wisconsin in 1873, he and took up residence in Augusta, Wisconsin.[4] He helped establish the Augusta State Bank in 1875 and served as director.[5]

Political career

Bradford was elected to the Assembly in 1880 and was reelected in 1881. During his second term he served as Speaker of the Assembly, making him the youngest person to serve as Speaker at the time.[6] Bradford declined to run for reelection at the end of his second term.

He was elected the first Mayor of Augusta in 1885,[1][7] where he was also Village Attorney. Bradford was a candidate for governor in 1899,[8] and in 1902 he was again elected to the Assembly.

Personal life

Bradford was related to Massachusetts Colonial Governor William Bradford.[9] He was married to Allie M. Burnham and they had two children, Archie E, Bradford and Sadie M. Bradford. He died in Augusta following a lingering illness.[1]

References
  1. "Ira B. Bradford Called by Death". Eau Claire Leader. September 2, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved July 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Bio: Bradford, Ira B. Hon". Clark County, WI Internet Library. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  3. "Ira B Bradford". Augusta. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  4. "Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Bradford, Ira B." USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  5. Wisconsin. State Banking Dept (1917). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Banking of State and Mutual Savings Banks of Wisconsin. Democrat Print. Company. p. 38.
  6. Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly (1917). Journal Proceedings of the 1917 Session of the Wisconsin Legislature. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 125.
  7. Thomson, Alexander MacDonald (1900). A Political History of Wisconsin. E.C. Williams. p. 356. ira b bradford wisconsin.
  8. The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts. Sentinel Company. 1900. p. ixiv.
  9. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. American Publishers' Association. 1904. p. 139.


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