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In the [[1932 United States House of Representatives elections]], Bradfield was the Republican nominee for [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]], losing to Democrat [[Fred N. Cummings]] by 53.3% to 45.8%. |
In the [[1932 United States House of Representatives elections]], Bradfield was the Republican nominee for [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]], losing to Democrat [[Fred N. Cummings]] by 53.3% to 45.8%. |
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In the [[1934 United States House of Representatives elections]], Bradfield was the Republican nominee for [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]], losing to Democrat [[Fred N. Cummings]] by 55. |
In the [[1934 United States House of Representatives elections]], Bradfield was the Republican nominee for [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]], losing to Democrat [[Fred N. Cummings]] by 55.9% to 42.4%. |
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In the [[1936 United States House of Representatives elections]], Bradfield was the Republican nominee for [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]], losing to Democrat [[Fred N. Cummings]] by 53.3% to 45.8%. |
In the [[1936 United States House of Representatives elections]], Bradfield was the Republican nominee for [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]], losing to Democrat [[Fred N. Cummings]] by 53.3% to 45.8%. |
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Revision as of 00:28, 12 June 2023
George H. Bradfield (March 24, 1880 – October 19, 1961)[1] was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1953 to 1957.
Education and early career
Born in Delta, Louisiana,[1][2] Bradfield attended West Texas Military Academy and received his law degree from Denver University Law School.[1][3] He entered the practice of law in Ault, Colorado.[1][3] He also founded a weekly newspaper, the Ault Progress, which ran for two years,[1] after which Bradfield moved to Greeley, Colorado.[1]
Judicial service
In 1908, Bradford was elected as a judge of the Weld County Court, where he remained until 1912.[1][3]
He "served as district judge of the 8th Judicial District, 1918-25, and again from 1942 through 1952", before being elected to the state supreme court in 1952.[3]
Bradford sought election as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives three times, in 1932, 1934,[1] and 1936.
In the 1932 United States House of Representatives elections, Bradfield was the Republican nominee for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, losing to Democrat Fred N. Cummings by 53.3% to 45.8%.
In the 1934 United States House of Representatives elections, Bradfield was the Republican nominee for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, losing to Democrat Fred N. Cummings by 55.9% to 42.4%.
In the 1936 United States House of Representatives elections, Bradfield was the Republican nominee for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, losing to Democrat Fred N. Cummings by 53.3% to 45.8%.
Personal life and death
On November 15, 1904, Bradfield married Meddie Edmonson in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] He died at Weld County General Hospital after being struck by a car while walking in Greeley, Colorado, at the age of 80.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Judge Bradfield Dies in Accident", Fort Collins Coloradoan (October 20, 1961), p. 1.
- ^ LeRoy Reuben Hafen, Colorado and Its People: A Narrative and Topical History of the Centennial State, Vol. 1 (1948), p. 16.
- ^ a b c d Colorado State Planning Commission, State of Colorado Year Book (1952), p. 35.
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