Peter Rainsford Brady | |
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Born | Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), US | August 4, 1825
Died | May 2, 1902 Tucson, Arizona, US | (aged 76)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1843 or 1844 through 1846 |
Obsolete rank | Passed Midshipman (probable) |
Peter Rainsford Brady (August 4, 1825 – May 2, 1902) was an American military officer, surveyor and politician. Following a short service in the United States Navy he joined the Texas Rangers, where he served during the Mexican–American War and along the western frontier. From Texas he moved westward where he became an early settler and political office holder in Arizona Territory.