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Lewis R. Bradley

Breckinridge Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-06-1860 Breckinridge Democratic AD-08 0 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/15089773/lewis-rice-bradley
 

Candidate Biography:

Lewis Rice Bradley
Born: February 15, 1805 in Orange County, Virginia
Married: Virginia Hode Willis
Child: Sarah Watts Henderson
Died: March 21, 1879 in Elko, Nevada

1871-1879: Governor of Nevada

  • PLACENAME: Bradley Creek (in Elko County, Nevada) was named for this individual, who established a ranch nearby.

Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary By Helen S. Carlson (1974)