| Sue Worthington Bradley | |||||
| Office: | First Lady of Guam | ||||
| Governor: | Willis W. Bradley | ||||
| Term Label: | In role | ||||
| Term Start: | June 11, 1929 | ||||
| Term End: | March 15, 1931 | ||||
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1883 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Maryland | ||||
| Death Place: | El Paso, Texas | ||||
| Occupation: | First Lady of Guam | ||||
| Children: | 4 | ||||
| Relatives: | Bruce McCandless (son-in-law) | ||||
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Sue Worthington Bradley (born Sue Worthington Cox; December 25, 1883 – August 30, 1970) was the American First Lady of Guam from 1929 to 1931. She was the wife of naval Governor of Guam Willis W. Bradley.
On December 25, 1883, Bradley was born as Sue Worthington Cox in Baltimore, Maryland. Bradley's father was Henry Cox (1847-1915). Bradley's mother was Elizabeth Janney (nee Merrefield) Cox (1850-1926). Bradley's siblings include Rebecca, Lillian, Josephine and Douglas.[1]
Bradley attended Edgeworth School, a day and boarding school in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1929, when Willis W. Bradley was appointed the military Governor of Guam, Bradley became the First Lady of Guam on June 11, 1929, until March 15, 1931.[2]
Bradley became the President of Officers' Wives Club.
On March 26, 1964, Bradley sponsored the launching of USS Bradley at Bethlehem Steel Co in San Francisco, California. The USS Bradley was named for Bradley's husband, Captain Willis Winter Bradley, Jr.[3] [4] [5]
On October 16, 1907, in Baltimore, Maryland, Bradley married Willis W. Bradley, Jr., who later became a US Navy officer and Military Governor of Guam. They had four daughters, Elizabeth, Sue, Anne, and Josephine. Bradley and her family lived in places including Long Beach, California and Guam.[6] [7] [8]
In Guam, Bradley and her family lived in the ancient Spanish Governor's Palace.[8]
On August 30, 1970, Bradley died in El Paso, Texas. Bradley is interred at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.[9]