Evening journal., 1897-04-27


MINGTON, NOMINATED AS sue
CESSOR TO JUDGE WALES.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Edward G. Bradford, who was yes
terday nominated by President Nc
Kinley for judge of the United States
Courts for the District of Delaware, Is
49 years of age, having been born in
Wilmington, Del, on March II, 1S48.
His father, the late Honorable Edward
G. Bradford, was the Federal judge for
the District of Delaware, and was sue
ceeded by Honorable Leonard r.
Wales, lately deceased.
Mr.. Bradford's family is an ancient
American one; on his fathers side, he
is a direct descendant in the eighth
degree from William Bradford, who
came over in the Mayflower, and was
afterwards governor of Plymouth Col
ony; while on his mothers side among
his ancestors were Thomas Hayward
Jr., one of the signers of the Declara-
tion Of independence, from South Caro-
lima, and Thomas Shubrck. from the
same state, aide to General Green dur
ing the Revolutionary war;
A GRADUATE OF YALE.
Mr.. Bradford received his preliminary
education at Hyatt's Military School,
and afterwards entered Yale in 1864
graduating with degree of Bachelor Of
Arts in 1868. Among his classmates at
Yale College were lie Baron Bradford
Colt, a cousin, now Federal judge in
New England, and the late A. Sidney
Biddle, Esq, a leading member of the
i r1.fI sl.1.s IL
/ identified with legal education at the
University of Pennsylvania. Com
mencing the study of law under his
father, Mr. Bradford was admitted to
practice on May 8, 1870
He at once acquired a leading posi-
ton in his profession and enjoyed an
extensive and lucrative practice in the
state and Federal courts, appearing as
counsel in nearly all cases of impor-
tance. His clientage was large and in
fluential, and he has been for many
years retained as annual counsel by a
majority of the manufacturers con-
Quoting business in and about VIII
mington.
GOT A 100000 VERDICT.
One Of the most important cases in
which he appeared was Anthony Rey-
bold against the New York and Bal
timore Transportation Company, tried
in the Delaware courts in 1882. The
plaintiff was represented by Levi G
Bird, and Mr.. Bradford, while the de
fendant was represented by Hon
Thomas +. Bayard and Senator Gray
of the Delaware bar, anC
Alexander Evans and Rober
= Glendenning, of the Maryland bar, anC
John Cadwalader, Of the Philadelphia
bar. Against this array of counsel Mr.
Bird and Mr.. Bradford waged a vigor
! Gus fight and came off victorious fol
the plaintiff in a sum upwards of $780,
600.
He also enjoyed a large admiralty
practice in the United States Courts
among the most important of whicl
was that of the English steamer Tn,
, Golden Grove, in which Mr. Bradford
, was pitted against the celebrated Law
firm of Coudert Brothers, of New
York. and in which he obtained for hi
client a decree in a sum upwards o
100000.
PROMINENT IN PUBLIC LIFE
: Beside practicing his profession witt
exceptional success, Mr.. Bradford ha
! always been prominently identities
0 with the social and public life of Della
e ware. Elected a member of the Hous
of Representatives of the General AS
sembly of the State of Delaware, h
served in that capacity during the ses
sion of 1881 and received the compli
az mentary vote of his party for speake
= of the House. The Republican delegate
Q from Delaware to the National Con
r vention at Chicago, in 1883, chose hir
!, for their chairman, and they weT
among the first to cast their vote fo
President Harrison.
p IN THE PRESENT CONVENTION
L Mr.. Bradford is a member Of tn
/. Constitutional Convention, now in Sc,
sion at Dover, and was the candidai
of the Republicans for president of Il
, convention. He is a public speaker
grace and attractiveness and has dor
excellent work on the stump in var
GUS campaigns His OratOTy is of
popular and pleasing kind, combine
with a power of convincing argumen
d. rendering him much in demand as
w speaker throughout the state.
Many of his friends in the Republ
can party, when the Republicans wei
in control in the Legislature of Deli
ware in 1883, urged him to become
at candidate for United States senator. J
he that time ex-senator Higgins was Il
~ choice of many Republicans for tn
d. distinguished honor. Senator Higgil
had been the warm friend and law par
"a ner of Mr.. BradfOrds father, the la
Judge Bradford, and Mr.. Bradfol
positively refused to be considered
candidate in opposition to Mr. Higgin
y threw his influence to him, and N
Is Higgins was elected United States Sc
H. ator from Delaware.
REFUSED TO OPPOSE MR.. SPRl
9 ANCE.
When ii became the duty Of Pres
HELP WANTED.