Henry K. Braley
Henry King Braley (March 17, 1850 – January 18, 1929) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts. Braley was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley on March 17, 1850.[4]
Henry King Braley | |
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Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
In office December 1902[1] – January 17, 1929 | |
Appointed by | Winthrop Murray Crane |
Preceded by | Marcus Perrin Knowlton |
Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court | |
In office 1891–1902 | |
Appointed by | William Russell |
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts | |
In office 1882–1883 | |
Preceded by | Robert Henry |
Succeeded by | Milton Reed |
Personal details | |
Born | March 17, 1850[2] Rochester, Massachusetts |
Died | January 17, 1929[3] Boston, Massachusetts[3] |
Political party | Democratic[2][4] |
Spouse(s) | Caroline W. Leach[4] |
Children | Abner L. Braley[4] |
Profession | Attorney[2] |
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Braley was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the place of Marcus Perrin Knowlton. Knowlton had been elevated to the position of Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court after Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.[1][3]
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by Marcus Perrin Knowlton |
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1902–January 17, 1929 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court 1892–1902 |
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Political offices | ||
Preceded by Robert Henry |
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 1882–1883 |
Succeeded by Milton Reed |
Notes
- Special to The New York Times (December 21, 1902), GENERAL NOTES., New York, N.Y.: The New York Times, p. 6.
- Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 33.
- Special to The New York Times (January 18, 1929), H. K. BRALEY DEAD; GAVE SACCO OPINION; Senior Justice on Supreme Bench of Massachusetts Stricken at 78. HAD SERVED FOR 26 YEARS Succeeded Justice Holmes, Now of U.S. Supreme Court--Was Once Mayor of Fall River., New York, N.Y.: The New York Times, p. 15.
- Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1916 1883), The Book of Boston: Fifty Years' Recollections of the New England Metropolis, Boston, Ma: The Pilgrim Press, p. 397. Check date values in:
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