Augustus Bradford

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36th Governor of Maryland
Augustus Williamson Bradford

In office 1862 – 1866
Preceded by	Thomas H. Hicks
Succeeded by	Thomas Swann

Born	January 9, 1806(1806-01-09) Bel Air, Maryland, U.S.
Died	March 1, 1881 (aged 75) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Augustus Williamson Bradford (January 9, 1806 – March 1, 1881), a Democrat, was the 32^nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1862 to 1866.

Born in 1806 in Bel Air, Maryland, he was a staunch supporter of the Union during the American Civil War, even though much of eastern Maryland supported the Confederacy. Bradford was one of the many northern governors to attend the Loyal War Governors' Conference in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He died in 1881 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is buried at the Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

Preceded by Thomas H. Hicks	Governor of Maryland 1862 – 1866	Succeeded by Thomas Swann

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