William Czar Bradley

Adams Representative of Vermont's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

March 23, 1782 (84 years old)

Birthday

March 3, 1867

Death

American lawyer and politician who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Born in the Vermont Republic and educated in Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Child prodigy who briefly attended Yale College at age thirteen.
Married to the daughter of a former congressman and lieutenant governor.
Practiced law from 1802 and held various legal and political positions, including prosecuting attorney and member of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Served as a U.S. Representative from 1813 to 1815 and again from 1823 to 1827, initially as a Democratic-Republican and later as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican.
Acted as an agent for the U.S. in boundary negotiations between Maine and Canada post-Treaty of Ghent.
Ran unsuccessfully for governor multiple times and was involved with various political parties, including the Free Soil Party and the Republican Party.
Participated in the State constitutional convention in 1857 and served as a presidential elector in 1856.
Authored poetry and published works from a young age, including a book at twelve.
Died in 1867 and is buried in Westminster, Vermont; his law office has been preserved as a historical site.