Augustus Williamson Bradford | |
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32nd Governor of Maryland | |
In office January 8, 1862 – January 10, 1866 | |
Lieutenant | Christopher C. Cox |
Preceded by | Thomas H. Hicks |
Succeeded by | Thomas Swann |
Surveyor of Customs for the Port of Baltimore | |
In office April 16, 1867 – April 12, 1869 | |
Preceded by | Robert Cathcart |
Succeeded by | Edlington Fulton |
Clerk of the Court for Baltimore County, Maryland | |
In office 1851–1857 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Kell |
Succeeded by | Henry M. Fitzhugh |
Personal details | |
Born | Bel Air, Maryland, U.S. | January 9, 1806
Died | March 1, 1881 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 75)
Political party | Whig (1845–1854) American Party (1854–1861) Union (1861–1866) Democratic (1866–1872) |
Spouse | Elizabeth Kell Bradford (m. 1835) |
Children | 12 |
Education | St. Mary's College |
Profession | Attorney |
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Augustus Williamson Bradford (January 9, 1806 – March 1, 1881), a Democrat, was the 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1862 to 1866. He served as governor during the Civil War and paid a heavy price for his devotion to the Union.