| LC control no. | n 93053747 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bradford, William, 1729-1808 |
| Birth date | 1729-11-04 |
| Death date | 1808-07-06 |
| Place of birth | Plympton (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Bristol (R.I. : Town) |
| Affiliation | Rhode Island. General Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. Senate Federal Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Rhode Island Historical Society for Peck, N. Papers, 1760-1847 (William Bradford; 1729-1808; receipt to Peck, of Bristol, R.I., acknowledging payment of a bill for legal services re. a relative's estate, 1804) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, November 14, 2017 (Bradford, William, Senate years of service: 1793-1795; 1795-1797; Party: Federalist; 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) |
| Associated language | eng |
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