Edward Green Bradford II (March 12, 1848 – March 30, 1928) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Wilmington,

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, Bradford received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1868 and

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to enter the bar in 1870. He entered private practice in Wilmington, and was an attorney for the levy court commissioners, in

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, Delaware. He was a representative in the

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from 1880 to 1881, thereafter returning to private practice in Wilmington from 1881 until 1897, when he served as a delegate to the Delaware Constitutional Convention in 1897.

Federal judicial service

On April 26, 1897, Bradford was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Leonard Eugene Wales. Bradford was confirmed by the

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on May 11, 1897, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his retirement on May 20, 1918.

Later career and death

Following his retirement from the federal bench, Bradford resumed private practice in Wilmington from 1918 to 1928. He died on March 30, 1928, in Clifton Heights,

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Family

Bradford was the son of United States District Judge

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, who previously held the same seat at the District of Delaware.

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