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{{Short description|American politician (1850–1929)}}
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|office= Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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|birth_date=March 17, 1850<ref name="Hurdy1883p33">{{Citation |last=Hurd |first=Duane Hamilton| title = History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1 | page = 33. | publisher = J. Lewis & CO. | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 1883}}</ref>
|birth_date=March 17, 1850<ref name="Hurdy1883p33">{{Citation |last=Hurd |first=Duane Hamilton| title = History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1 | page = 33 | publisher = J. Lewis & CO. | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 1883}}</ref>
|birth_place=[[Rochester, Massachusetts]]
|birth_place=[[Rochester, Massachusetts]]
|death_date=January 17, 1929<ref name="NYT11829">{{Citation |last=Special to The New York Times| title = 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. | page = 15.| publisher = The New York Times | location = New York, N.Y. | date = January 18, 1929}}</ref>
|death_date=January 17, 1929<ref name="NYT11829">{{Citation | title = 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. | page = 15| work = The New York Times | location = New York, N.Y. | date = January 18, 1929}}</ref>
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|spouse=Caroline W. Leach<ref name="Bacon1916p397">{{Citation |last=Bacon |first= Edwin Monroe| year = 1916 1883 | title = The Book of Boston: Fifty Years' Recollections of the New England Metropolis
|spouse=Caroline W. Leach<ref name="Bacon1916p397">{{Citation |last=Bacon |first= Edwin M. |author-link=Edwin Munroe Bacon |year=1916 |orig-year=1883 |title=The Book of Boston: Fifty Years' Recollections of the New England Metropolis |page=397 |publisher=The Pilgrim Press |location=Boston, Ma}}</ref>
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|children=Abner L. Braley<ref name="Bacon1916p397"/>
| page = 397. | publisher = The Pilgrim Press | location = Boston, Ma}}</ref>
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}}'''Henry King Braley''' (March 17, 1850 &ndash; January 18, 1929) was an American [[politician]] who served as [[List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts|Mayor]] of [[Fall River, Massachusetts]].
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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]].<ref name="NYT122102p6"/><ref name="NYT11829"/>
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'''Henry King Braley''' (March 17, 1850 &ndash; January 18, 1929) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who served as [[List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts|Mayor]] of [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. Braley was born in [[Rochester, Massachusetts]] to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley on March 17, 1850.<ref name="Bacon1916p397"/>


== Personal life ==
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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.<ref name="NYT122102p6"/><ref name="NYT11829"/>
Braley was born in [[Rochester, Massachusetts]] to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley on March 17, 1850.<ref name="Bacon1916p397" /> He got his early education at Pierce Academy and [[Rochester Academy Charter School|Rochester Academy]]. He was married to Caroline W. Leach on April 29, 1875 in [[Bridgewater, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last=Rand |editor-first=John C. |editor-link=s:Author:John Clark Rand |date=1890 |title=Braley, Henry King |title-link=s:One of a Thousand/Braley, Henry King |encyclopedia=[[s:One of a Thousand|One of a Thousand]]: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A. D. 1888–'89 |location=Boston |publisher=First National Publishing Company |pages=77}}</ref>{{s-start}}

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{{succession box |title= Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | before= [[Marcus Perrin Knowlton]]| after= | years= 1902–January 17, 1929}}
{{succession box |title= Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | before= [[Marcus Perrin Knowlton]]| after= | years= 1902–January 17, 1929}}
{{succession box |title= Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court | before= | after= | years= 1892–1902 }}
{{succession box |title= Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court | before= | after= | years= 1892–1902 }}
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{{succession box | title=[[List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts|Mayor]] of [[Fall River, Massachusetts]] | before=Robert Henry| after= [[Milton Reed]] | years=1882&ndash;1883}}
{{succession box | title=[[List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts|Mayor]] of [[Fall River, Massachusetts]] | before=Robert Henry| after= [[Milton Reed]] | years=1882&ndash;1883}}
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| DATE OF DEATH =January 17, 1929
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[[Category:Mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]]

Latest revision as of 17:44, 4 June 2024

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]
Signature

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

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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 by 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 by
Robert Henry
 Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
1882–1883 		Succeeded by

References

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  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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