| LC control no. | n 2004066280 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bradbury, James Ware, 1802-1901 |
| Birth date | 1802-06-10 |
| Death date | 1901-01-06 |
| Place of birth | Parsonsfield (Me.) |
| Place of death | Augusta (Me.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Maine Historical Society for for Holmes, J. Papers, 1771-1843 (James Ware Bradbury, 1802-1901; correspondent of John Holmes (1773-1843), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Maine) LC data base, Feb. 09, 2004 (hdg.: Bradbury, James Ware, 1802-1901) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed July 27, 2022 (Bradbury, James Ware, a Senator from Maine; born in Parsonsfield, Maine, June 10, 1802; attended the common schools and Gorham Academy; graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1825; principal of Hallowell Academy and founder of the first normal school in New England, at Effingham, N.H., in 1829; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Augusta, Maine, in 1830; prosecuting attorney 1834-1838; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1847, until March 3, 1853; declined to be a candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Printing (Thirtieth Congress), Committee on Retrenchment (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses); trustee of Bowdoin College 1861; president of the Maine Historical Society 1867-1887; practiced law in Augusta, Maine; died in Augusta, Maine, January 6, 1901; interment in Forest Grove Cemetery) |
| Associated language | eng |
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