Stephen Row Bradley (February 20, 1754 – December 9, 1830) was an American lawyer, judge and politician.

[3][4] He was the grandson of Stephen Bradley, a New Haven silversmith[1] who was one of six brothers who served in Cromwell's Ironsides before emigrating to America.

[5] After his graduation, Bradley was commissioned as captain in the Connecticut Militia and rose to the rank of major.

[7] Bradley was admitted to the bar in 1779 and began the practice of law in Westminster, becoming an important citizen of the town.

Bradley and Moses Robinson were elected by the state legislature to be the first to fill Vermont's two senate seats.

Defeated for reelection in 1794, he returned to Westminster and was active in law and local politics, serving on the town council.

[14] However, when Paine resigned after being appointed as a judge the following year, Bradley ran for the open seat and won against William Chamberlain.

[16] Bradley is credited with writing the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was passed by Congress in 1803 and ratified in 1804.

[18] Bradley died in Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, on December 9, 1830 (aged 76 years, 292 days).