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William Bradford
William Bradford (1729-1808), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Plympton, Plymouth County, Mass., November 4, 1729; studied medicine in Hingham, Mass., and afterwards practiced in Warren, R.I.; moved to Bristol, R.I.; abandoned the profession of medicine and studied law; admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1767 and commenced practice in Bristol; member, State house of representatives for several terms between 1761 and 1803, serving as speaker on several occasions; member of the Rhode Island Committee of Correspondence in 1773; deputy governor of Rhode Island 1775-1778; elected as a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776 but did not attend; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1793, until October 1797, when he resigned; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Fifth Congress; retired to his home in Bristol, R.I., and died there on July 6, 1808; interment in East Burial Ground. Father-in-law of James De Wolf; great-grandfather of James DeWolf Perry; great-great-grandfather of LeBaron Bradford Colt.
Parents: Samuel Bradford, Sarah Grey
Spouse: Mary Le Baron
Born: 20 MAR 1731 Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Died: 2 OCT 1775 Bristol, RI
Marriage: 22 Mar 1750 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children:
William Bradford 1752–1811
Lazarus Bradford 1754–1793
Le Baron Bradford 1754–1793
Mary Bradford 1760–1834
One Bradford 1764–1764
Hannah Bradford 1767–1811
John Bradford 1768–1833
Nancy Bradford 1770–1838
Ezekiel H Bradford 1772–1849
Lydia Bradford 1774–1854
Sources:
Family Data Collections LDS
Vital Records
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Political Graveyard