Henry K. Braley Explained

Henry King Braley
Appointer:Winthrop Murray Crane
Office:Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Term Start:December 1902
Term End:January 17, 1929
Predecessor:Marcus Perrin Knowlton
Office2:Justice of the
Massachusetts Superior Court
Appointer2:William Russell
Term Start2:1891
Term End2:1902
Office3:Mayor of
Fall River, Massachusetts
Term Start3:1882
Term End3:1883
Predecessor3:Robert Henry
Successor3:Milton Reed
Birth Date:March 17, 1850
Birth Place:Rochester, Massachusetts
Death Date:January 17, 1929
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Party:Democratic
Profession:Attorney
Spouse:Caroline W. Leach
Children:Abner L. Braley
Signature:Henry King Braley signature.png

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.

Personal life

Braley was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley on March 17, 1850. 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.[1]

References

  1. Encyclopedia: Rand . John C. . s:Author:John Clark Rand . 1890 . Braley, Henry King . s:One of a Thousand/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 . 77.