Augustus Bradford
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| Augustus Williamson Bradford | |
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36th Governor of Maryland
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| In office 1862 – 1866 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas H. Hicks |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas Swann |
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| Born | January 9, 1806 Bel Air, Maryland, USA |
| Died | March 1, 1881 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
Augustus Williamson Bradford (January 9, 1806 – March 1, 1881), a Democrat, was the 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1862 to 1866.
Born in 1806 in Bel Air, Maryland, he was a staunch supporter of the Union during the American Civil War, even though much of eastern Maryland supported the Confederacy. He died in 1881 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is buried at the Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.
| Preceded by Thomas H. Hicks |
Governor of Maryland 1862 – 1866 |
Succeeded by Thomas Swann |
| Governors of Maryland | |
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| Johnson • T. Lee • Paca • Smallwood • J. Howard • Plater • Brice • T. Lee • Stone • Henry • Ogle • Mercer • R. Bowie • Wright • E. Lloyd • R. Bowie • Winder • Ridgely • C. Goldsborough • Sprigg • Stevens • Kent • Martin • T. Carroll • Martin • G. Howard • J. Thomas • Veazey • Grason • F. Thomas • Pratt • P. Thomas • Lowe • Ligon • Hicks • Bradford • Swann • O. Bowie • Whyte • Groome • J. Carroll • Hamilton • McLane • H. Lloyd • Jackson • Brown • Lowndes • Smith • Warfield • Crothers • P. Goldsborough • Harrington • Ritchie • Nice • O'Conor • Lane • McKeldin • Tawes • Agnew • Mandel • B. Lee • Mandel • Hughes • Schaefer • Glendening • Ehrlich • O'Malley |