Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29
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Edward G. Bradford, nominated by
President Mckinley for Judge of the
United States courts for the district OF
Delaware is 40 years Of age, having heen
born in Wilmington. DEL, OH March
18th, 1S4S. His father the late Edward
g. Bradford was the Federal Judge for
tho district OF Delaware and was sue.
ceeded by Hon. Leonurd 4. Wales
lately deceased.
Mr.. Bradford's family is an ancient
America one; on his father's side. be
is direct descendant In the eighth
came over in the MayHower and was
afterwards Governor of Plymouth
colony, while on his motberis side
among his ancestors we're Thomas Hey
ward, Jr., one uf tho siRners of the
Declaration Of Independence from South
Carolina, and Thomas Shuhrick, from
the same State, aide to Gen. Green dur
ing the Revolutionary War.
Mr.. Bradford received his preliminary
education at Hyatt's Military School
ana afterwards entered Yale in 1864,
| graduating with the degree OF Bachelor
| of Arts 10 1868. Among his classmates
| at Yale College were LIE Baron Brad
| ford Colt, a cousin, now Federal Judge
IN New England, and the late A. Sid.
ney Biddle. ESQ.,, leading member of
the Philadelphia bar, and prominently
identified with legal education at the
University OF Pennsylvania. Com
mencing the study of law under his
father. MIR. Bradford. was admitted to
practice on May 9th, 1870. @
lie at once acquired, a leading posi-
ton in his profession and enjoyed an
extensive and lucrative practice 10 the
State and Federal courts, appearing as
counsel in nearly all cases Of imnort-
ance. His cllentage was large and in
iiuential, and he has been for many
years retained aa annual counsel by u
majority of the manufacturers con-
Quoting business in anu about Will
mington. One of the most important
cases in which he appeared was that Of
Anthony Reybold against the New York
Il Baltimore Transportation Co., tried
in the Delaware courts in 1882. The
plaintiff was represented by Levi G.
Bird and Mr.. bradford, while tho de.
PENDANT was represented by Hon. Thomas
+. Bayard and Senator Gray of the
Delaware bar, and Alexander Evans
and Robert Glendenning of the Mary
land bar and John Ca6walader of the
l
of counsel Mr.. Bird and Mr.. Bradford
waged a vigorous fight and came off
victorious for the plaintiff in sum up.
wards of $50, 600.
lie also enjoyed a large admiralty
pract ice in the United States courts
and has been prominently identified
with many cases tried here in the Fed
eral courts and in the circuit courts OF
appeals, end has won the different cases
which he has tried in the Supreme
Court OF the United States. Among
the most important admiralty cases
tried by him IN the Fsdera courts was
that of the EngliEh steamer Golden
Grove, in which Mr.. Bradford was
ptted against tho celebrated law firm
, of Coudert BROTHERS of New York, and
, in which he obtained Tor his client q
decree in a sum upwards OF $50. 600.
Besides practlcing his profession with
! exceptional success, Mr.. Bradford has
always been prominently identified with
4 the social and public life of Delaware.
Elected member of the House Of
Representatives of the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Delaware. he served
. 10 that capacity during the session Of
, 1881 and received the complimentary
: vote OF bis party for Speaker of the
House. The Republican delegates from
Delaware to the National Convention
!. at Chicago In 1888 chose him for theil
q chairman, and they were among the
first to cast their vote for President
Harrison. He is member of the
Constitutional Convention now in ses
Q sion at lover, and was tho candidate oil
: the Republicans for president OF thu
/ convention. MIR. Bradford is ralateG
D by marriage to the du Pont family o.
: Delaware, having married the daugh
Ter of the late Alexis ]. du pont ant
his family consists of three daughter
and one son. Edward G. Bradford, lr.,
now in attendance at Yale University
0 lie is member Of the American
] Academy of Political and Socia
Science, nf tbs Historical Society o
Delaware and is an incorporation OF tn
!, Society of Colonial Wars.
In religion Mr. Bradford is al