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Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island

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  William Bradford (1729-1808) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Plympton, Plymouth County, Mass., November 4, 1729. Physician; lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1764-65; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1798-1802; Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1764-65, 1766-67, 1780, 1780-86, 1787-88, 1789-90, 1791-93; Deputy Governor of Rhode Island, 1775-78; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1793-97. Slaveowner. Died in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., July 6, 1808 (age 78 years, 245 days). Original interment at Bristol Town Common, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bradford and Sarah (Gray) Bradford; father of Nancy Bradford (who married James De Wolf); great-grandfather of James DeWolf Perry; second great-grandfather of LeBaron Bradford Colt.
  Political family: Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James De Wolf (1764-1837) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., March 18, 1764. Democrat. Slave trader; built an early cotton mill; manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1800; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1819-21; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-27. Slaveowner. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 21, 1837 (age 73 years, 278 days). Original interment at De Wolf Family Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Mark A. De Wolf and Abigail (Porter) De Wolf; married to Nancy Bradford (daughter of William Bradford); grandfather of James DeWolf Perry; great-granduncle of LeBaron Bradford Colt.
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James De Wolf (built 1942-43 at Providence, Rhode Island; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James DeWolf Perry (1815-1876) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in 1815. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1864, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee); member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1860. Died in 1876 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Nephew of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry; grandson of James De Wolf; great-grandson of William Bradford; first cousin of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Matthew Calbraith Butler (1836-1909) — also known as Matthew C. Butler — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born near Greenville, Greenville District (now Greenville County), S.C., March 8, 1836. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1860, 1866; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1870; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1877-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1880 (Convention Vice-President). Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 14, 1909 (age 73 years, 37 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Butler Jr. and Jane (Perry) Butler; married, February 25, 1858, to Maria Simkins Pickens (daughter of Francis Wilkinson Pickens); nephew of Oliver Hazard Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry, Andrew Pickens Butler and Pierce Mason Butler; grandson of William Butler; first cousin of James DeWolf Perry and Caroline Slidell Perry (who married August Belmont (1816-1890)); first cousin once removed of Perry Belmont, August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Books about Matthew Calbraith Butler: Samuel J. Martin, Southern Hero : Matthew Calbraith Butler, Confederate General, Hampton Redshirt, and U.S. Senator
  LeBaron Bradford Colt (1846-1924) — also known as LeBaron B. Colt — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., June 25, 1846. Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1879-81; U.S. District Judge for Rhode Island, 1881-84; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1884-1913; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1913-24; died in office 1924. Died in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., August 18, 1924 (age 78 years, 54 days). Interment at Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Colt and Theodora G. (DeWolf) Colt; married, December 17, 1873, to Mary Louise Ledyard; great-grandnephew of James De Wolf; second great-grandson of William Bradford.
  Political family: Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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