[1] Born in Sarnia, Ontario,[1] Bradley was educated at the University of Alberta[2] and served in the Medical Branch of the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
He co-founded the Wainwright Medical Clinic,[1] working as a family physician for twenty years,[3] and chaired the Alberta Hospital Services Commission.
He also served as special adviser on medical research to Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed.
[1] and served as chair emeritus for the board of governors for the University of Alberta.
[2] He died at the Mount Royal Care Centre in Calgary at the age of 86.