Theophilus Bradbury | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1795 – July 24, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Bailey Bartlett |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office 1797 – July 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Increase Sumner |
| Succeeded by | Seat ended |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1791-1794 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1739 Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | September 6, 1803 (aged 63) Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
Theophilus Bradbury (November 13, 1739 – September 6, 1803) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1757; taught school and studied law in Portland; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portland in 1761; moved to Newburyport in 1764 and continued the practice of law; member of the State senate 1791–1794; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1795, until July 24, 1797, when he resigned; appointed justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1797. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1798.[1] Bradbury was a member of the electoral college in 1800.
In February 1802 Bradbury was stricken with paralysis and totally disabled, he was removed from the bench in July 1803.[2]
Bradbury died in Newburyport, Mass., September 6, 1803; interment in Old Hill Burying Ground in Newburyport.