Case Broderick

Republican Representative of Kansas's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 23, 1839 (80 years old)

Birthday

April 1, 1920

Death

Served as Associate Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court from 1884 to 1888
Served as U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1891 to 1899
Born in Indiana and moved to Kansas at age 19, engaging in agricultural pursuits
Married Mary Ann Ewbank in 1860; they had six children
Enlisted as a private in the Kansas 2nd Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War, serving from 1863 to 1865
Admitted to the bar in 1870 and began practicing law in Holton, Kansas
Elected mayor of Holton in 1874 and 1875
Served as prosecuting attorney of Jackson County from 1876 to 1880
Elected to two terms in the Kansas Senate, serving from 1880 to 1884
Nominated by President Chester A. Arthur as Associate Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court in 1884
Returned to Holton, Kansas, in 1888 to resume law practice after serving in Idaho
Elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving four terms
After political career, returned to practicing law and later devoted time to farming and livestock interests
Died in Holton, Kansas, in 1920 and was interred in Holton Cemetery