Alden Bradford
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Alden Bradford was an American politician, clergyman and author who served as the 5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
. Born in Duxbury, MA, he graduated from Harvard in 1786 and received a degree of LL.D. there. He was then ordained as a Congregational church pastor, serving in Wicasset, Maine. After moving to Boston he served from 1812 to 1824 as secretary of the commonwealth. At times a bookseller and journalist, his works included a History of Massachusetts and Memoir of the Life and Writings of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew.
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is the principal public information officer of the state government of the U.S...
. Born in Duxbury, MA, he graduated from Harvard in 1786 and received a degree of LL.D. there. He was then ordained as a Congregational church pastor, serving in Wicasset, Maine. After moving to Boston he served from 1812 to 1824 as secretary of the commonwealth. At times a bookseller and journalist, his works included a History of Massachusetts and Memoir of the Life and Writings of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew.