William A. Bradley (February 25, 1794 – August 28, 1867) was an American politician who served as the eleventh Mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1834 to 1836.
[2] The island had previously been part of the land holdings of Virginia patriot George Mason, and he used the estate as an entertainment resort.
During the 1820s, Bradley was a member of the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences, who counted among their members former presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams and many prominent men of the day, including well-known representatives of the military, government service, medical and other professions.
[4] Bradley was a director for the original Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, chartered in 1850.
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