Henry King Braley
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office
December 1902[1] – January 17, 1929
Appointed byWinthrop Murray Crane
Preceded byMarcus Perrin Knowlton
Justice of the
Massachusetts Superior Court
In office
1891–1902
Appointed byWilliam Russell
Mayor of
Fall River, Massachusetts
In office
1882–1883
Preceded byRobert Henry
Succeeded byMilton Reed
Personal details
BornMarch 17, 1850[2]
Rochester, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 17, 1929[3]
Boston, Massachusetts[3]
Political partyDemocratic[2][4]
SpouseCaroline W. Leach[4]
ChildrenAbner L. Braley[4]
ProfessionAttorney[2]
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Henry King Braley (March 17, 1850 – January 18, 1929) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.

Braley was appointed as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the place of Marcus Perrin Knowlton. Knowlton had been elevated to the position of Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court after Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.[1][3]

Personal life

Braley was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley on March 17, 1850.[4] He got his early education at Pierce Academy and Rochester Academy. He was married to Caroline W. Leach on April 29, 1875 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[5]

Legal offices Preceded byMarcus Perrin Knowlton Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1902–January 17, 1929 Succeeded by Preceded by Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court 1892–1902 Succeeded by Political offices Preceded byRobert Henry Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 1882–1883 Succeeded byMilton Reed

References

  1. ^ a b "GENERAL NOTES.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 6, December 21, 1902
  2. ^ a b c Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 33
  3. ^ a b c "H. K. BRALEY DEAD; GAVE SACCO OPINION; Senior Justice on Supreme Bench of Massachusetts Stricken at 78. HAD SERVED FOR 26 YEARS Succeeded Justice Holmes, Now of U.S. Supreme Court--Was Once Mayor of Fall River.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 15, January 18, 1929
  4. ^ a b c d Bacon, Edwin M. (1916) [1883], The Book of Boston: Fifty Years' Recollections of the New England Metropolis, Boston, Ma: The Pilgrim Press, p. 397
  5. ^ Rand, John C., ed. (1890). "Braley, Henry King" . One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A. D. 1888–'89. Boston: First National Publishing Company. p. 77.
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