Henry K. Braley

Henry King Braley
Henry King Braley
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
	In office; December 1902 – January 17, 1929
Appointed by	Winthrop Murray Crane
Preceded by	Marcus Perrin Knowlton
Justice of the; Massachusetts Superior Court
	In office; 1891–1902
Appointed by	William Russell
Mayor of; Fall River, Massachusetts
	In office; 1882–1883
Preceded by	Robert Henry
Succeeded by	Milton Reed
Personal details
Born	March 17, 1850; Rochester, Massachusetts
Died	January 17, 1929; Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Caroline W. Leach
Children	Abner L. Braley
Profession	Attorney
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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 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]

Personal life

Braley was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Samuel Tripp Braley and Mary A. (King) Braley on March 17, 1850.^[4] He got his early education at Pierce Academy and Rochester Academy. He was married to Caroline W. Leach on April 29, 1875 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.^[5]

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 1882–1883	Succeeded by Milton Reed

^ ^a ^b "GENERAL NOTES.", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 6, December 21, 1902
^ ^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
^ ^a ^b ^c "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, January 18, 1929
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bacon, Edwin M. (1916) [1883], The Book of Boston: Fifty Years' Recollections of the New England Metropolis, Boston, Ma: The Pilgrim Press, p. 397
^ Rand, John C., ed. (1890). "Braley, Henry King" . One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A. D. 1888–'89. Boston: First National Publishing Company. p. 77.