Isaac Brayton (1801-1885) was an American sea captain and politician who served as a member of the

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, in the Ohio House of Representatives, as an Ohio state Judge, and in the

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Early life

Brayton was born to Issac and Sarah in

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in 1801. Brayton's father died when he was young, and he was raised by, a relative, Hezekiah Barnard.

Family life

On July 25, 1825 Brayton married Love Mitchell, the daughter of Lydia and Peleg Mitchell, Love(Love was the aunt of Maria Mitchell). They had five children; Mary Ann, George Mitchell, Lydia Mitchell, John, and Henry Swift.

Ship's captain

In the early part of his life Brayton became the captain of a whaling ship, on April 28, 1833, Brayton landed the largest cargo of whale oil ever brought to Nantucket (2,824 barrels). Brayton also landed one of the first, if not the first, Christian missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands.

Associate judgeship

In 1850 Brayton was elected an Associate judge by the

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, which at this time elected Ohio's judges, to represent Portage County on Ohio's Ninth Judicial Circuit.

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1801 births Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Members of the Ohio House of Representatives Ohio state senators Sea captains People from Nantucket, Massachusetts People from Ravenna, Ohio 1885 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Massachusetts politicians {{Ohio-OHRepresentative-stub