Peter Brady was a Democratic politician in the

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and was

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from 1884–1886. Peter Brady was born in

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, and came to

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when he was 19. He was in the hardware business there for 35 years, was one of the organizers of the Bellevue Industrial Savings and Loan Association, and operated the Bourdette Hotel for two years. Upton 1910 : 743 Brady was a member of Bellevue City Council, and was elected Mayor four times. He was elected to represent Sandusky County in the

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in 1882 and 1883 at the 65th General Assembly. In 1883, he was nominated by the Democrats for Ohio State Treasurer, and defeated Republican

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. He served a two-year term from January 1884 to January 1886. In the 1885 election, Brown defeated Brady. Smith 1898 : 512 Brady was a member of the B.P.O.E., and was married to Mina Gladys Smith, who was born in

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Peter State treasurers of Ohio People from Bellevue, Ohio 1829 births Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Mayors of places in Ohio People from Norwalk, Ohio Year of death missing

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