Edward S. Bradford

Edward Standish Bradford (December 1, 1842 - September 1, 1914) was an American wool manufacture and politician who served as a member of the Webster, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen, on the Common Council of the city of Springfield, Massachusetts,^[2] in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as the 21st Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts^[1] and as the 35th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.^[3]

Edward Standish Bradford, Sr.
35th Massachusetts Treasurer
In office 1900–1905
Preceded by	Edward P. Shaw
Succeeded by	Arthur Chapin
21st Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1899–1901
Preceded by	Elisha B. Maynard
Succeeded by	Lawson Sibley
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Common Council Ward 5[2]
In office 1886[2]–1888[2]
Personal details
Born	December 1, 1842[3] Pawtucket, Rhode Island[3]
Died	September 1, 1914 (aged 71)
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Slater,[4][3] m. April 28, 1868
Children	Edward Standish Bradford, Jr.[4]
Profession	Businessman, engaged in the manufacturer of woolen products[3]
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Family life

Bradford married Mary (Slater) Standish, they had several children including a son Edward Standish Bradford, Jr.^[4]

References

1. City of Springfield (1915), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield, Springfield, Ma.: City of Springfield, p. 772
2. City of Springfield (1915), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield, Springfield, Ma.: City of Springfield, pp. 770–771
3. Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1914), Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, Volume 5, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society, p. non-pagenated
4. Sons of the American Revolution (October 1925), The Minute Man, Official Bulletin of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume XX, No. 2., New Members, Washington, D.C.: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, p. 241

Bibliography

• City of Springfield, Municipal Register of the City of Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, Massachusetts, pp 770–772, (1915).
• Eliot, Samuel Atkins, Editor Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, Volume 5,, non-pagenated, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society (1914).
• "The Minute Man, Official Bulletin of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume XX, No. 2., New Members, page. 241, Washington, D.C. : National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, (October 1925).

Political offices
Preceded by Edward P. Shaw	35th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts 1900–1905	Succeeded by Arthur Chapin
Preceded by Elisha B. Maynard	21st Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts 1889–1991	Succeeded by Lawson Sibley