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Judge '''John Riker Brady''' (March 9, 1822 - March 16, 1891 ) was a [[New York Supreme Court]] judge who served as a president of the [[The Lambs]] from 1888 to 1890. He was first nontheatrical person to serve as shepherd.<ref>{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=The Lambs Theatre Club |year=2006 |publisher= |page= |quote= The Lambs chose as its leader not an actor but its first nontheatrical person to serve as shepherd ... John. R. Brady. | url= |isbn= }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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He was born on March 9, 1822 in [[Manhattan, New York City]] to Thomas S. Brady (1789-1842). His brother was [[James Topham Brady]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=bio/> John attended the [[Casserly School]].<ref name=obit/> He married Katherine Lydig, daughter of Philip M. Lydig. They had several children, including a son, James T. Brady (died 1884). |
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In 1842 he was [[admitted to the bar]]. In 1855 he was elected as a judge for the [[New York Court of Common Pleas]]. In 1869 he was appointed to the [[New York Supreme Court]].<ref name=obit/> |
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He died of a [[stroke]] on March 16, 1891 in [[Manhattan, New York City]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Death Of Judge J.R. Brady. Stricken By Apoplexy, He Expires Within A Few Hours. He Was Taken Ill Sunday Evening And Passed Away Early Yesterday Morning. His Long Career As An Advocate And Judge |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D0DE5D61F3BE533A25754C1A9659C94609ED7CF |quote=Judge John Riker Brady of the Supreme Court died yesterday morning at his residence, 2 East Fifteenth Street, after an illness of only eleven hours. Although nearly seventy years old, and beginning recently to show the effects of advancing age in a less firm stop and somewhat feebler bearing, his general health was apparently good, and there appeared every reason for supposing that he still had years of active, life before him. ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=March 17, 1891 |accessdate=2015-01-01 }}</ref><ref name=bio>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia =The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans |coauthors= |title=John Riker Brady |year= |publisher= |page= |quote=Brady, John R., jurist, was born in New York city in 1821; son of Thomas S. Brady ... | url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59187486 |isbn= }}</ref> he was buried in [[Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral]] churchyard. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59187486 John Riker Brady] at [[Findagrave]] |
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==References== |
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{{Lifetime|1822|1891|Brady, John Riker }} |
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[[Category:The Lambs presidents]] |
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[[Category:New York Supreme Court Justices]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from stroke]] |
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