Allen Alexander Bradford
American jurist (1815–1888)
Allen Alexander Bradford (July 23, 1815 – March 12, 1888) was an American attorney, judge, and politician from Colorado. A Republican, he served as Associate Judge of the United States District Court for Colorado Territory from 1862 to 1865 and Territorial Delegate from Colorado Territory from 1865 to 1867 and 1869 to 1871.
A native of Friendship, Maine, Bradford taught school while studying law, attained admission to the bar and practiced. He served as clerk of the circuit court of Atchison County, Missouri, from 1845 to 1851, then moved to Iowa, where he was judge of the sixth judicial district from 1852 to 1855. He then moved to Nebraska Territory, where he served as a member of the territorial house of representatives from 1856 to 1858. In 1860, he moved to Colorado Territory, where he was appointed judge of the territory's supreme court by President Abraham Lincoln on June 6, 1862.
Bradford was elected territorial delegate in 1864 and served in the 39th Congress, March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1867. After his term, he resumed the practice of law in Pueblo, Colorado. In 1868, he was again elected as territorial delegate, and he served in the 41st Congress, (March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871. After leaving Congress, Bradford practiced law in Pueblo.
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