Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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ED D. BRADLEY

A substantial business man of Missouri Valley, Iowa, who has made his home in that city since 1879, is Ed. D. BRADLEY, of the clothing firm of Ed. D. BRADLEY & Co. He came to this county when he was sixteen years of age and has been engaged in the mercantile business in Missouri Valley since that time, with the exception of a few years when he was in business in Omaha. His present business was established in 1902 and has prospered from the beginning and he now has his full share of the patronage of Missouri Valley and vicinity. Mr. BRADLEY has been prominent in the civic, educational and religious life of his city and is a man whose integrity has never been questioned.

Ed. D. BRADLEY, the son of James and Mary Jane (FLYNN) BRADLEY, was born in London, Ontario, Canada, May 10, 1863. His parents were both natives of Ireland, and his father, who was a cooper by trade, came to Canada when a young man and lived in that country most of his life. He died in Chicago in 1888, and his wife died in 1873. Ten children were born to James BRADLEY and wife, seven of whom are living, Joseph, of Lake Charles, Louisiana; Mary and Emma, Chicago, Illinois; John, South Omaha, Nebraska; William, Carrie and Ed. D., of Missouri Valley.

Ed. D. BRADLEY was educated in the schools of London, Ontario, Canada, and when he was sixteen years of age he came to Missouri Valley and worked for the firm of BUTLER & BRADLEY, the last named member of the firm being his brother. With the exception of a few years when he was in the mercantile business in Omaha, he has spent the remainder of his life in Missouri Valley. He organized the present firm in March, 1903, to deal in clothing and men's furnishing goods, and his store has the best stock of its kind in Harrison county.

Mr. BRADLEY was married in 1880 to Nellie MCDERMOTT, of Waterloo, Iowa. Mr. BRADLEY and his wife have no children of their own, but have an adopted son, Elmer, who is now thirteen years of age.

Mr. BRADLEY is a thirty-second-degree Mason, belonging to the consistory at Des Moines, and the Shrine at Omaha. He holds membership in the chapter, council and commandery at Council Bluffs. He also is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America at Missouri Valley. He has taken an active part in Democratic politics and takes an intelligent interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of his party. He has been a member of the Missouri Valley school board and for a few years had charge of the fire department of the city. He owns a section of land in southern Alberta, Canada, and is a stockholder in the Ice and Cold Storage Company, of Missouri Valley. He and his family are stanch members of the Presbyterian church, and he is one of the deacons of the local congregation. Mr. BRADLEY is a wide-awake and public-spirited citizen and one of the representative men of his city and county.

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