Charles S. Bradley
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| Chief Justice of Rhode Island | |
| In office May 1866 – 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Ames |
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| Born | July 19, 1819 Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 29, 1888 (aged 68) New York City |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Manton (1842–1854) Charlotte Augusta Saunders (1858–1864) |
| Alma mater | Brown University Harvard Law School |
Charles Smith Bradley (July 19, 1819 – April 29, 1888) was a lawyer and legal scholar. He served as chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court between 1866 and 1868.
Biography
Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Bradley attended Boston Latin School and went on to Brown University at age 15. He graduated in 1838 with the highest honors of his class. Choosing the legal profession, he attended Harvard Law School, and formed a business co-partnership with Charles Foster Tillinghast, Sr. on his being admitted to the bar in 1841. Their law firm, Tillinghast & Bradley, became one of the most prominent law firms in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century.
In 1854 Bradley was elected by North Providence to the Senate of the State, where he was influential in securing the Act of Amnesty to all who were involved in the Dorr Rebellion of 1842. In February, 1866, he was elected Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, and for over two years held that high position, when he resigned to resume professional practice and give that attention to business affairs that the exacting nature of judicial duties precluded. Bradley was chosen Bussey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and filled the chair till 1879.
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