The Portland daily press., 1901-01-26

DR.. Joseph Kicker, was the second.
Among Mr.. Bradbury's classmates at
Bowdoln were Longfellow, Hawthorne,
Cheever, Ciiley, ]. s. .. ABBOTT. and other
men who achieved distinction In the
various walks OF life, Tbe first honor
In ths ciass at graduation was given 70
Mr.. Longfeilow. and the second or third
was assigned to Mr.. Bradbury. For
sometime before he died Mr.. Bradbury
had been The sole survivor OF his class,
and the oldest living graduate of the col
lsge.
After his graduation ct Bowdoin Col
lego IN 1895, MIR. Bradbury was princi-
pal of the Hallowell Academy one year.
subsequently he studied law with the
Hon. Rufus McIntire Of Parsonsheid.
lie completed his law studies In ths Office
Of the Hon. Ether shspisy Of Portland.
IL was Mr. Bradbury's purpose to enter
upon the practice Of his profession in
Augusta, and while awaiting the desig-
mated time he opened In 1890, in his
native town, school for teachers, the
forerunner. 30 to speak, Of our present
normal schools.
In 1880, Mr.. Bradbury became resi-.
dent Of Augusta, was admitted TO the
bar, and entered upon the practice Of his
profession. AS his law business ut the
first was not large, he added to his other
duties for q short time the editorsh Up Of
the MAINE PATRIOT" Democratic paper
published In Augusta. In 1888 he formed
a law partnership with his college class
mate. Horatio Bridge. This continued
only year, however, as MIR. Bridge then
abandoned the practices of law and de-
voted himself to other pursuits. In 1910
he formed partnership with MIR. Rich
ard ID. Rice, who had been student In
his office, and the partnership was con-
tinued until l84S, when Mr.. Rice was
eIeva ted TO the bench. Then Mr.. Lot NJ.
Morrill, became Mr.. Bradbury g law part
ner, and the partnership was continued
until MIR. morrill, was elected a member
OF the United States Senate. In 1856,
joseph IL. Meserve took Mir. Morrill, &
place In Mr.. Bradbury's office, and the
relation then formed continued until
Mr.. deserves de ath in 1864. Then MIR.
Brad bury made his son, James Ware
Bradbury, j r., his law partner, and this
| connection was maintained until the
sons lsmented death In 1876.
Mir. Bradbury's gifts were early reoog-
nized by the political party to which he
| belonged. In 1885 he was made county
attorney. an offioe which he held four
years. Anything connected with the
/ a. uaA n.
est support /, and he is said to have been
| instrumental In 1885, In securing the
charter of the first railroad In Maine,
the Portland, Saco g. Ports outh
Later he seecured the charter OF the At
lantic a. st. Lawrence railroad. Mr..
Bradbury was delegate to the Demo
cratic Convention which nominated
James K. Polk, and afterwsrd he took
the stump in support OF this nomination.
In 1916 he was elected member of the
| Senate of the United States, and took his
seat March 4, 1917. Placed on important
committees ne was brought into close
relation with the great men Of that period
Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Benton, Cass,
Douglass, against whose names for the
most part 1.-THE fatal asterisk of DEATH
was long since placed. One Of the Sena-
tors in whom he was especially interested
was Alpheus Feioh of Michig an, a native
of Maine, with whom MIR. Bradbury be-
gan the study OF Virgil at Limerick
Academy in 1919. MIR. Bradbury held In
the highest estimation Henry Clay and
lie gave to him, when his Compromise
Measure was before the Senate, his most
earnest support. in the vain endeavor to
prevent the impending struggle between
the North and the South. Declining q
reelection to the Senate ut the close Of
| his term OF office, MIR. bradbury returned
| to Augusta and resumed his law practice.
| In 1850, while a member OF the Senate,
MIR. Bradbury was made member OF
the Board OF Overseers of Bowdoin Col
lege, position which he held until 1860,
when he was elected trustee Of the
college. In this office he gave the college
faithful service throughout the remain
ing years of his life. In 1879 his alma
matsr conferred upon him the honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws.
MIR. Bradbury became q member of this
| society IN 1c7o. Al tooS, nc was oicotou
corresponding secretary OF the society to
MI a vacancy ocoasioned by the death OF
Prof. Parker Cleaveland. In 1873, on The
death of President Bourne. Mr.. Brad
bury was made his successor, and he was
continued In the office of president until
1880. Mr.. Bradbury's literary contribu-
lions to the society We're rs follows: Nov.
l6, 1881, he read before the society a
Memoirs OF Nathan Clifford, VIII ich ID
printed in the First Series OF the Society q
Collections, Vol. 0, DIP 2a7-s57; Dec. IS,
| 1890. he contributed n sketch OF James
Loring Child, which Is printed In the
second Series of the Society's Collections.
Vol. q, PIP. 163-1o5; March 20, 1895, he
contributed a paper entitled RAILROAD
"Reminiscences, which Is printed In the
second Series OF the 5ooiety's Collections,
Vol. q. PIP. S79-S90. In Portland, June
TO- 1887, in honor OF his eighty fifth birth
day, the society gave complimentary