Alden Bradford (19 November 1765 – 26 October 1843) was an American politician, clergyman and author who served as the 5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Alden Bradford was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts on 19 November 1765.

[2] He was then ordained as a Congregational church pastor, serving in Wiscasset, Maine.

After moving to Boston he served from 1812 to 1824 as secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

[2] At times a bookseller and journalist, his works included a History of Massachusetts and Memoir of the Life and Writings of Rev.