Alden Bradford
Alden Bradford (19 November 1765 – 26 October 1843) was an American politician, clergyman and author who served as the 5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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| 5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | |
| In office 1812–1824 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Homans |
| Succeeded by | Edward D. Bangs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1765 Duxbury, Massachusetts |
| Died | 26 October 1843 (aged 77) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1786 |
| Occupation | Politician, clergyman, writer |
Biography
Alden Bradford was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts on 19 November 1765.[1] He graduated from Harvard in 1786 and received a degree of LL.D. there.[2] He was then ordained as a Congregational church pastor, serving in Wiscasset, Maine. After moving to Boston he served from 1812 to 1824 as secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[2] At times a bookseller and journalist, his works included a History of Massachusetts and Memoir of the Life and Writings of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew.[3]
He was a descendant of Plymouth Colony governor William Bradford (c. 1590 – 1657).[4]
Alden Bradford built (or arranged to have built) the Bradford House, built 1794, a historic house in Wiscasset Historic District.[4]
Notes
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (November 1921). "Memoir of Alden Bradford". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. LV: 153. Retrieved 21 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- "The Late Alden Bradford, Esq". Christian Examiner and General Review. Boston, MA: James Munroe and Company: 375. January 1844. Retrieved 21 March 2023 – via Google Books.
- Bradford Family History (American Genealogical Research Institute, 1978).
- Wolcott Andrews (1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wiscasset Historic District / "Wiscasset Point"". National Park Service. Retrieved 15 July 2016. with 12 photos from 1972