John Bradley was a member of the

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Biography

Bradley was born on April 29, 1817, in

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. In 1844, he moved to Trenton, Dodge County, Wisconsin Territory, where he would work as a farmer. On November 26, 1846, Bradley married Elizabeth Stevens. They would have six children. Bradley moved to

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, in 1855 and again was a farmer. He died on April 8, 1902.

Political career

Bradley was a member of the Assembly in 1875, 1876, 1879, 1880 and 1881. Previously, he had been elected a town supervisor of Burns in 1861 and 1873. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, John Politicians from Litchfield, Connecticut People from Trenton, Dodge County, Wisconsin People from Burns, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Farmers from Wisconsin 1817 births 1902 deaths Burials in Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians