John Leeford Brady (August 18, 1866 – March 26, 1933) was an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper editor.

Biography

Brady was born in Monticello Township, Johnson County, Kansas. He went to public school and Baker University. Brady was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1896. He served as editor of the ''Lawrence Daily Journal'' in

Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Waka ...

. Brady was a Republican. He served in the

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in 1905–1906 and in the Kansas Senate from 1909 to 1913. He then moved to Salina, Kansas, and was the editor of the ''Salina Daily Union'' newspaper. He moved to

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, in 1924 and was the editor of the ''Salem Statesman'' newspaper. Brady moved to

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, and served as editor of the ''Idaho State Journal.'' In 1927, he moved to Blackfoot, Idaho, and served as the editor of the ''Blackfoot Daily Bulletin.'' Brady died at a hospital in Pocatello, Idaho, from heart disease. His daughter was Vera Brady Shipman, who was a composer, writer, and journalist. His brother was

James H. Brady James Henry Brady (June 12, 1862 – January 13, 1918) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served as the state's eighth governor from 1909 to 1911 and a United States Senator for nearly five years, from 1913 until his d ...

, who served as the

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and as the United States Senator from Idaho.'John L. Brady Dead,' ''The Emporia Daily Gazette (Kansas),'' March 27, 1933, pg. 4

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* 1866 births 1933 deaths People from Johnson County, Kansas Politicians from Lawrence, Kansas Politicians from Salina, Kansas People from Blackfoot, Idaho People from Pocatello, Idaho Baker University alumni Kansas lawyers Editors of Idaho newspapers Editors of Kansas newspapers Editors of Oregon newspapers Republican Party Kansas state senators Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives {{Kansas-politician-stub