Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-20
THE MEN OF VERMONT.
20. STEPHEN row BRADLEY.

"hliah Dradict and one ot ms broth
ers Were officers in Cromwelrs Ironsides.
They came to America in 1850. William
was the first settler OF New Haven. Con.
necticut hi. brother Stephen was a
Silversmith al, and one of the first settlers
OF New Haven Moses Bradley the
second sou of Stephen married Mary, the
only daughter of Daniel Row, OF lamp
den, then Mount Carmel Connecticut.
STEPHEN Row BRApLsY, who, with
Moses Robinson We're the first United
States Senator from Vermont, was theu
son and wa born at WalIiugford, in that
part ofthe town now comprised in Ches-
hire; New Haven County, Connection,
on the 2Gth day OF February, 1884. and
graduated al Yale College in 1878.
Soon after leaving olIege he entered
Tito the Army o. thu Revolution and in
January l776 was Captain of the Caes-
htre Volunteers, In December Of the
same year he was appointed yendue mas
ter and quarter master with the rank q
Adjutant, During the attack on Danbu-
ry, Connecticut, on the 27th day OF April
1777, he was aid-de-camp to General
David Wooster. He, also, served an
Commissary and afterwards as a Major
He pursued his law.studies under the d.
reetion of the celebrated Tapping Reeve,
LII. d.
The exact date Of his removal to Yer
mont is involved in obscurity At ses.
sion of the Superior Court of Vermont
held al Westminster May 26th 1879, he
was admitted as an Attorney and Counsel
lor at Law, and licensed to plead as such.
AT the same term he was appointed Clerk
of the Court. 10 June of the following
year, he was appointed States Attorney
for Cumberland County
Congress having assigned the 1st day
of February 1880 for hearing upon the
different claims to the Nep Hampshfr,
Grants, he, having been appointed to ad'
yocate the claims of Vermont, laid before
Congress "VERMoNT's APPEAL TO rHI
CANDID AND IMPARTIAL woRLD:" which
had been wholly written and prepared by
him, and approved by the Council Of Yer
mont. He was unable however, to OBJ.
tain personal hearing, and having pre-
sented to Congress, a remonstrance, re
turned TO Vermont.
4 During the troubles between Vernon
and New York, he rendered important
services to the State in military capaci
lty. In less than two months after beins
commissioned as Lieutenant, he rose tt
the rank of Colonel. He was subsequent
| ly appointed and commissioned Rrigadiel
General Of the Militia of Vermont.
| He held the office of Selectman an,
Town Clerk of Westminster, and was. il
December 1881, appointed Register Q
Probate for Windham County, which offic
he held ten years. On the 21st day Q
February 1871 he was appointed one Q
the Judges of the Windbam County Cour
in the place of Samuel Fletcher who re
fused TO serve. And from October l78'
to October 1889 he was one Of the Judge
of the Supreme Court Of Vermont.
Il He represented the town of Westmir
ii ster in the General Assembly of Vernon
$ in 1880, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1888, 179
and 1900. and was Speaker of the Hous
at the Session held in 1885.
In 1889 he was one of the commission
+ lers who finally succeeded in ljusting tn
matters in controversy with New York, an
d also took part in the final consummatio
of the matter by being q delegate to tt
d Convention, which in 1891, on the part
is Vermont ratified the Constitution Of Il
e United Ss..es.
He was, also, elected one of the twel,
!. Councillors of the State in -Septemb,
). ll79s.
.. After the admission Of Vermont in
the Union, he and Moses Robinson we
elected United States Senators on Il
IT 18th day Of October 1891. Govern
s. Robinson took his seat, rs such ola the Ia
: d'y OF the same month, and Stephen
he Bradley on tbs 9TH day of Novemb
'e 1891. ION drawing lots for the purpo