William Daniel Brayton

Republican Representative of Rhode Island's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Rhode Island, district 2

    December 5, 1859 - March 3, 1861

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

November 6, 1815 (71 years old)

Birthday

June 30, 1887

Death

  • Attended Kent Academy and spent two years at Brown University before engaging in mercantile pursuits.
  • Served as a Major in the Rhode Island Militia during the Dorr Rebellion.
  • Held the position of town clerk and was a member of the town council in Warwick.
  • Served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1841 and 1851, and in the Rhode Island Senate in 1848 and 1853.
  • Elected as a U.S. Representative for Rhode Island, serving from 1857 to 1861.
  • Served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings during the Thirty-sixth Congress.
  • Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Congress in 1860.
  • Appointed collector of internal revenue for Rhode Island’s second district in 1862, serving until 1871.
  • Served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872.
  • Worked in the money-order division of the Providence post office for several years.
  • Died in Providence, Rhode Island, and was interred in Brayton Cemetery, Apponaug, Rhode Island.