Henry K. Braley

Henry King Braley (March 17, 1850 January 18, 1929) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts. Braley was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley on March 17, 1850.[4]

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]
Spouse(s)Caroline W. Leach[4]
ChildrenAbner L. Braley[4]
ProfessionAttorney[2]
Signature

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]

Legal offices
Preceded by
Marcus 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 by
Robert Henry
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
18821883
Succeeded by
Milton Reed

Notes

  1. Special to The New York Times (December 21, 1902), GENERAL NOTES., New York, N.Y.: The New York Times, p. 6.
  2. 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. Special to The New York Times (January 18, 1929), 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., New York, N.Y.: The New York Times, p. 15.
  4. Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1916 1883), The Book of Boston: Fifty Years' Recollections of the New England Metropolis, Boston, Ma: The Pilgrim Press, p. 397. Check date values in: |year= (help)
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