George Bradley (Minnesota politician)

George Bradley
2nd Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office March 12, 1858 – December 6, 1859
Preceded by	John S. Watrous
Succeeded by	Amos Coggswell
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 7th district
In office December 2, 1857 – December 6, 1859
Succeeded by	Multiple-member district
Personal details
Born	c. 1833 Charleston, Maine, U.S.
Died	1879 (aged 45–46)
Children	2
Military service
Branch/service	Union Army
Unit	7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

George Bradley (c. 1833 – 1879) was an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 7, which at that time included portions of Scott County just southwest of the Twin Cities.

Career

Bradley was elected to the position of speaker pro tem of the Minnesota House of Representatives on December 22, 1857, when then-Speaker John S. Watrous took leave to attend to personal business. When, due to Watrous' prolonged absence, the speaker's chair was declared vacant on March 12, 1858, Bradley was elected speaker in his own right. In 1860 he was appointed receiver of the United States General Land Office in St. Paul. Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers prompted him to volunteer as a major in the 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment. He saw action in Minnesota during the Sioux Uprising and then in Missouri, the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee. and the Battle of Tupelo. By the end of the Civil War he had been made a Lt. Colonel.