Allen Alexander Bradford (July 23, 1815 – March 12, 1888) was a Delegate from the

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. Born in

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, Bradford moved to

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in 1841. He studied law and was

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and practiced. He served as clerk of the circuit court of

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from 1845 to 1851. He moved to

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and was judge of the sixth judicial district 1852–1855. He then moved to the

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, where he served as a member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1856, 1857, and 1858. In 1860, he moved to the

, and was appointed judge of the supreme court of the Territory by President

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on June 6, 1862. Bradford was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He resumed the practice of law. Bradford was elected to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871). He engaged in the practice of law in

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, until his death there March 12, 1888. He was interred in the City Cemetery.

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