William Bradford (Rhode Island politician)

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William Bradford

United States Senator from Rhode Island
In office March 4, 1793 – October 1797
Preceded by	Joseph Stanton, Jr.
Succeeded by	Ray Greene
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office July 6, 1797 – October 1797
Preceded by	William Bingham
Succeeded by	Jacob Read
44th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island
In office November 7, 1775 – May 4, 1778
Governor	Nicholas Cooke
Preceded by	Nicholas Cooke
Succeeded by	Jabez Bowen

Personal details
Born	November 4, 1729 (1729-11-04) Plympton, Massachusetts
Died	July 6, 1808(1808-07-06) (aged 78) Bristol, Rhode Island
Resting place	Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Rhode Island
Political party	Federalist Pro-Administration
Spouse	Mary LeBaron Bradford
Children	Nancy Ann Bradford DeWolf

William Bradford (November 4, 1729 – July 6, 1808) was a physician, lawyer, and politician, serving as United States Senator from Rhode Island and deputy governor of the state.

Early life and education

William Bradford was born at Plympton, Massachusetts, to Lt. Samuel Bradford and Sarah Gray. He was a great-great-grandson of the William Bradford who had been Governor of the Plymouth Colony. The younger man first studied medicine at Hingham, Massachusetts, and then practiced at Warren, Rhode Island.

Career and revolution

Bradford moved to Mount Hope Farm in Bristol, Rhode Island, where he was elected to the colonial assembly in 1761. He was elected to additional terms at various times up until 1803, and served as Speaker of the Assembly in several terms. He expanded his abilities with the study of law, was admitted to the bar in 1767, and established a practice at Bristol. He served as Deputy Governor of Rhode Island from November 1775 to May 1778. He served as major general in command of the colony's militia from June–October 1775 until being relieved by Major General Joshua Babcock. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1776, but did not attend.

Bradford served on the Committee of Safety of Bristol County, Rhode Island, and from 1773 to 1776 on the Committee of Correspondence for the Rhode Island colony. When the British Navy bombarded Bristol on October 7, 1775, his home was among the buildings destroyed. He afterward went aboard ship to negotiate a cease fire.

After the United States government was established, Bradford was elected to the United States Senate, taking office on March 4, 1793. He was the President pro tempore of the Senate from July 6, 1797, until he resigned from the Senate in October of that year. He returned to his home in Bristol and died there in 1808. Originally buried in Bristol's East Burying Ground, his grave was later moved to the Juniper Hill Cemetery.

Personal life

He married and had a family, including daughter Nancy Ann Bradford. In 1790, she married James DeWolf of Bristol, who was a successful slave trader and belonged to a large and influential family that also went into banking and insurance. He was elected to the US Senate in the 1820s. They were the great-great-grandparents of artist and publisher Charles Dana Gibson.

References

"RootsWeb". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
"McCandlish-Strand Ancestors". 2008-01-05. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07.
Paul Davis (2006-03-17). "Living Off the Trade: Bristol and the DeWolfs".

External links

United States Congress. "William Bradford (id: B000739)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
William Bradford entry at The Political Graveyard
William Bradford at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded byNicholas Cooke	Deputy Governor of Rhode Island 1775–1778	Succeeded byJabez Bowen
Preceded byWilliam Bingham	President pro tempore of the United States Senate July 6, 1797 – October 1797	Succeeded byJacob Read
U.S. Senate
Preceded byJoseph Stanton, Jr.	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island 1793–1797 Served alongside: Theodore Foster	Succeeded byRay Greene

v t e Colonial deputy governors of Rhode Island
Brenton N. Easton J. Clarke N. Easton J. Clarke Cranston Coddington J. Easton Cranston Barker W. Clarke Coggeshall Dominion of New England Coggeshall J. Greene W. Clarke Tew Jenckes Wanton Jenckes Nichols Frye Wanton G. Hazard Abbott R. Ward W. Greene Whipple Jr. Robinson Whipple Jr. Robinson Ellery R. Hazard Whipple III Nichols Jr. Gardner Nichols Jr. Gardner Wanton Jr. Brown Wanton Jr. Cooke Sessions Cooke Bradford

Colonial deputy governors of Rhode Island

v t e United States senators from Rhode Island
Class 1	Foster Potter Howland Malbone Champlin Hunter DeWolf Robbins Dixon I Sprague III Francis A. Greene James Simmons Arnold Sprague IV Burnside Aldrich Lippitt Gerry Hebert Gerry McGrath Leahy Pastore J. Chafee L. Chafee Whitehouse
Class 2	Stanton Bradford R. Greene Ellery Fenner Mathewson Howell Burrill Knight Simmons Clarke Allen Anthony Sheffield Chace Dixon III Wetmore Colt Metcalf Green Pell Reed

v t e Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate
▌ Langdon (1789) ▌ Lee (1792) ▌ Langdon (1792–1793) ▌ Izard (1794) ▌ H. Tazewell (1795) ▌ Livermore (1796) ▌ Bingham (1797) ▌ Bradford (1979) ▌ Read (1797) ▌ Sedgwick (1798) ▌ Laurance (1798) ▌ Ross (1799) ▌ Livermore (1799) ▌ Tracy (1800) ▌ Howard (1800) ▌ Hillhouse (1801) ▌ Baldwin (1801–1802) ▌ Bradley (1802–1803) ▌ Brown (1803–1804) ▌ Franklin (1804) ▌ Anderson (1805) ▌ Smith (1805–1808) ▌ Bradley (1808–1809) ▌ Milledge (1809) ▌ Gregg (1809) ▌ Gaillard (1810) ▌ Pope (1811) ▌ Crawford (1812–1813) ▌ Varnum (1813–1814) ▌ Gaillard (1814–1819) ▌ Barbour (1819) ▌ Gaillard (1820–1825) ▌ Macon (1826–1827) ▌ Smith (1828–1831) ▌ L. Tazewell (1832) ▌ White (1832–1833) ▌ Poindexter (1834) ▌ Tyler (1835) ▌ W. R. King (1836–1841) ▌ Southard (1841–1842) ▌ Mangum (1842–1845) ▌ Sevier (1845) ▌ Atchison (1846–1849) ▌ W. R. King (1850–1852) ▌ Atchison (1852–1854) ▌ Cass (1854) ▌ Bright (1854–1856) ▌ Stuart (1856) ▌ Bright (1856–1857) ▌ Mason (1857) ▌ Rusk (1857) ▌ Fitzpatrick (1857–1860) ▌ Bright (1860) ▌ Fitzpatrick (1860) ▌ Foot (1861–1864) ▌ Clark (1864–1865) ▌ Foster (1865–1867) ▌ Wade (1867–1869) ▌ Anthony (1869–1873) ▌ Carpenter (1873–1875) ▌ Anthony (1875) ▌ Ferry (1875–1879) ▌ Thurman (1879–1880) ▌ Bayard (1881) ▌ Davis (1881–1883) ▌ Edmunds (1883–1885) ▌ Sherman (1885–1887) ▌ Ingalls (1887–1891) ▌ Manderson (1891–1893) ▌ Harris (1893–1895) ▌ Ransom (1895) ▌ Harris (1895) ▌ Frye (1896–1911) ▌ Bacon/ ▌ Curtis/ ▌ Gallinger/ ▌ Brandegee/ ▌ Lodge (1911–1913) ▌ Clarke (1913–1916) ▌ Saulsbury (1916–1919) ▌ Cummins (1919–1925) ▌ Moses (1925–1933) ▌ Pittman (1933–1940) ▌ W. H. King (1940–1941) ▌ Harrison (1941) ▌ Glass (1941–1945) ▌ McKellar (1945–1947) ▌ Vandenberg (1947–1949) ▌ McKellar (1949–1953) ▌ Bridges (1953–1955) ▌ George (1955–1957) ▌ Hayden (1957–1969) ▌ Russell (1969–1971) ▌ Ellender (1971–1972) ▌ Eastland (1972–1978) ▌ Magnuson (1979–1980) ▌ Young (1980) ▌ Magnuson (1980–1981) ▌ Thurmond (1981–1987) ▌ Stennis (1987–1989) ▌ Byrd (1989–1995) ▌ Thurmond (1995–2001) ▌ Byrd (2001) ▌ Thurmond (2001) ▌ Byrd (2001–2003) ▌ Stevens (2003–2007) ▌ Byrd (2007–2010) ▌ Inouye (2010–2012) ▌ Leahy (2012–2015) ▌ Hatch (2015–2019) ▌ Grassley (2019–2021) ▌ Leahy (2021–2023) ▌ Murray (2023–2025) ▌ Grassley (2025–present)
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Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate

▌ Langdon (1789)
▌ Lee (1792)
▌ Langdon (1792–1793)
▌ Izard (1794)
▌ H. Tazewell (1795)
▌ Livermore (1796)
▌ Bingham (1797)
▌ Bradford (1979)
▌ Read (1797)
▌ Sedgwick (1798)
▌ Laurance (1798)
▌ Ross (1799)
▌ Livermore (1799)
▌ Tracy (1800)
▌ Howard (1800)
▌ Hillhouse (1801)
▌ Baldwin (1801–1802)
▌ Bradley (1802–1803)
▌ Brown (1803–1804)
▌ Franklin (1804)
▌ Anderson (1805)
▌ Smith (1805–1808)
▌ Bradley (1808–1809)
▌ Milledge (1809)
▌ Gregg (1809)
▌ Gaillard (1810)
▌ Pope (1811)
▌ Crawford (1812–1813)
▌ Varnum (1813–1814)
▌ Gaillard (1814–1819)
▌ Barbour (1819)
▌ Gaillard (1820–1825)
▌ Macon (1826–1827)
▌ Smith (1828–1831)
▌ L. Tazewell (1832)
▌ White (1832–1833)
▌ Poindexter (1834)
▌ Tyler (1835)
▌ W. R. King (1836–1841)
▌ Southard (1841–1842)
▌ Mangum (1842–1845)
▌ Sevier (1845)
▌ Atchison (1846–1849)
▌ W. R. King (1850–1852)
▌ Atchison (1852–1854)
▌ Cass (1854)
▌ Bright (1854–1856)
▌ Stuart (1856)
▌ Bright (1856–1857)
▌ Mason (1857)
▌ Rusk (1857)
▌ Fitzpatrick (1857–1860)
▌ Bright (1860)
▌ Fitzpatrick (1860)
▌ Foot (1861–1864)
▌ Clark (1864–1865)
▌ Foster (1865–1867)
▌ Wade (1867–1869)
▌ Anthony (1869–1873)
▌ Carpenter (1873–1875)
▌ Anthony (1875)
▌ Ferry (1875–1879)
▌ Thurman (1879–1880)
▌ Bayard (1881)
▌ Davis (1881–1883)
▌ Edmunds (1883–1885)
▌ Sherman (1885–1887)
▌ Ingalls (1887–1891)
▌ Manderson (1891–1893)
▌ Harris (1893–1895)
▌ Ransom (1895)
▌ Harris (1895)
▌ Frye (1896–1911)
▌ Bacon/ ▌ Curtis/ ▌ Gallinger/ ▌ Brandegee/ ▌ Lodge (1911–1913)
▌ Clarke (1913–1916)
▌ Saulsbury (1916–1919)
▌ Cummins (1919–1925)
▌ Moses (1925–1933)
▌ Pittman (1933–1940)
▌ W. H. King (1940–1941)
▌ Harrison (1941)
▌ Glass (1941–1945)
▌ McKellar (1945–1947)
▌ Vandenberg (1947–1949)
▌ McKellar (1949–1953)
▌ Bridges (1953–1955)
▌ George (1955–1957)
▌ Hayden (1957–1969)
▌ Russell (1969–1971)
▌ Ellender (1971–1972)
▌ Eastland (1972–1978)
▌ Magnuson (1979–1980)
▌ Young (1980)
▌ Magnuson (1980–1981)
▌ Thurmond (1981–1987)
▌ Stennis (1987–1989)
▌ Byrd (1989–1995)
▌ Thurmond (1995–2001)
▌ Byrd (2001)
▌ Thurmond (2001)
▌ Byrd (2001–2003)
▌ Stevens (2003–2007)
▌ Byrd (2007–2010)
▌ Inouye (2010–2012)
▌ Leahy (2012–2015)
▌ Hatch (2015–2019)
▌ Grassley (2019–2021)
▌ Leahy (2021–2023)
▌ Murray (2023–2025)
▌ Grassley (2025–present)

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