Alden Bradford
| Alden Bradford | |
|---|---|
| 5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[1] | |
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In office 1812[1] – 1824 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Homans |
| Succeeded by | Edward D. Bangs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1765 |
| Died |
26 October 1843 (aged 77)[1] Boston, Massachusetts[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1786[1] |
Alden Bradford (17 November 1765 – 26 October 1843) was an American politician, clergyman and author who served as the 5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard in 1786 and received a degree of LL.D. there. He was then ordained as a Congregational church pastor, serving in Wiscasset, Maine. After moving to Boston he served from 1812 to 1824 as secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. At times a bookseller and journalist, his works included a History of Massachusetts and Memoir of the Life and Writings of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew.[2]
He was a descendent of William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor) (c.1590-1647).[3]
Alden Bradford built (or arranged to have built) the Bradford House, built 1794, a historic house in Wiscasset Historic District.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Christian Examiner and General Review (January 1844), The Late Alden Bradford, Esq., Boston, MA: James Munroe and Company, p. 375
- ↑ Bradford Family History (American Genealogical Research Institute, 1978).
- 1 2 Wolcott Andrews (1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wiscasset Historic District / "Wiscasset Point"" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-15. with 12 photos from 1972
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Benjamin Homans |
5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth 1812–1824 |
Succeeded by Edward D. Bangs |