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Edward S. Bradford

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Edward Standish Bradford, Sr.
35th Massachusetts Treasurer
In office
1900–1905
Preceded byEdward P. Shaw
Succeeded byArthur Chapin
21st Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1899–1901
Preceded byElisha B. Maynard
Succeeded byLawson Sibley
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Common Council
Ward 5[2]
In office
1886[2]–1888[2]
Personal details
BornDecember 1, 1842[3]
Pawtucket, Rhode Island[3]
DiedSeptember 1, 1914 (aged 71)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Slater,[4][3] m. April 28, 1868
ChildrenEdward Standish Bradford, Jr.[4]
ProfessionBusinessman, engaged in the manufacturer of woolen products[3]
SignatureCursive signature in ink

Edward Standish Bradford (December 1, 1842 - September 1, 1914) was an American wool manufacture and politician who served as a member of the Webster, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen, on the Common Council of the city of Springfield, Massachusetts,[2] in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as the 21st Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1] and as the 35th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.[3]

Family life

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Bradford married Mary (Slater) Standish, they had several children including a son Edward Standish Bradford, Jr.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b City of Springfield (1915), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield, Springfield, Ma.: City of Springfield, p. 772
  2. ^ a b c d City of Springfield (1915), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield, Springfield, Ma.: City of Springfield, pp. 770–771
  3. ^ a b c d e Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1914), Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, Volume 5, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society, p. non-pagenated
  4. ^ a b c Sons of the American Revolution (October 1925), The Minute Man, Official Bulletin of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume XX, No. 2., New Members, Washington, D.C.: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, p. 241

Bibliography

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  • City of Springfield, Municipal Register of the City of Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, Massachusetts, pp 770–772, (1915).
  • Eliot, Samuel Atkins, Editor Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, Volume 5,, non-pagenated, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society (1914).
  • "The Minute Man, Official Bulletin of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume XX, No. 2., New Members, page. 241, Washington, D.C. : National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, (October 1925).
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward P. Shaw
35th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
1900–1905
Succeeded by
Preceded by 21st Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
1889–1991
Succeeded by