Case Broderick (September 23, 1839 – April 1, 1920) was a politician and U.S. Representative from

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. He was a cousin of David Colbreth Broderick, of Washington, DC; New York, and California; and Andrew Kennedy of California, who also became national politicians.

Early life, education and marriage

Case Broderick was born in 1839 near

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, a son of Samuel Broderick and Mary (Snider or Snyder) Broderick. Broderick attended the common schools in Indiana. He moved at age 19 to

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, in 1858 and engaged in

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pursuits. Case Broderick married Mary A. Ewbank on August 23, 1860 in Jackson County, Kansas Territory. Mary was born in Dearborn County in Southeast

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, May 12, 1831. During the

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, Broderick enlisted as a private in the Kansas 2nd Light Artillery Battery 27 May 1863 and was mustered out at Leavenworth 11 August 1865.''Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA...Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas...Copyright 1997-2009 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35, Duxbury, MA 02331" as transcribed to www.Ancestry.com. He studied law with an established firm and was

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in 1870, starting his practice in

. He joined the

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was elected as

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of Holton in 1874 and 1875. He served as

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of Jackson County from 1876-1880.

Political career

Broderick was elected to two terms in the

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, serving 1880-1884. In March 1884 he was appointed by President Chester A. Arthur as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the

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and moved to Boise City, Idaho. He served until the fall of 1888, when he returned to Holton, Kansas, and resumed the practice of law. His wife, Mary, died November 13, 1888.Ronald R. Hall, M.D. (1999), ''John and Ann Ewbank Family'', p.399. Broderick was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898. He again engaged in the practice of law in Holton, Kansas. Retiring from the practice of law, he devoted his time to farming and

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interests. He died in Holton, April 1, 1920. He was interred in Holton Cemetery.

References

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