Henry K. Braley

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Henry King Braley
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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]
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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]

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 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

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Special to The New York Times (December 21, 1902), "GENERAL NOTES.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 6
  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 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.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 15
  4. ^ a b c d 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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