Bradley BARLOW, Congress, VT (1814-1889)

BARLOW, Bradley, a Representative from Vermont; born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., May 12, 1814; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia until 1858, when he moved to St. Albans, Vt.; delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1843, 1850, and 1857, acting as assistant secretary in 1843; member of the State house of representatives in 1845, 1850-1852, 1864, and 1865; engaged in banking and in the railroad business 1860-1883; chairman of the school committee in St. Albans; president of the village corporation and treasurer of Franklin County 1860-1867; served in the State senate 1866-1868; elected as a Greenbacker to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881); was not a candidate for renomination in 1880; died in Denver, Colo., on November 6, 1889; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present