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    George Washington Bradford

    Birth: 5-9-1776

    Death: 10-31-1883

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George Washington Bradford (May 9, 1796 Otsego, Otsego County, New York – October 31, 1883 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York) was an American physician and politician from New York. He was the son of Eseck Bradford and Hulda (Skinner) Bradford. He studied medicine in Cooperstown, was licensed to practice in 1819, and commenced practice in Homer. He married Mary Ann Walker, and they had three children. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Cortland Co.) in 1852. He was a member of the New York State Senate (23rd D.) from 1854 to 1857, sitting in the 77th, 78th, 79th and 80th New York State Legislatures. He was the author of the Prohibition law passed by the Legislature in 1854, which was however declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals in 1855.

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George Washington Bradford (May 9, 1796 Otsego, Otsego County, New York – October 31, 1883 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York) was an American physician and politician from New York. He was the son of Eseck Bradford and Hulda (Skinner) Bradford. He studied medicine in Cooperstown, was licensed to practice in 1819, and commenced practice in Homer. He married Mary Ann Walker, and they had three children. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Cortland Co.) in 1852. He was a member of the New York State Senate (23rd D.) from 1854 to 1857, sitting in the 77th, 78th, 79th and 80th New York State Legislatures. He was the author of the Prohibition law passed by the Legislature in 1854, which was however declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals in 1855.
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