Background
Colt, Le Baron Bradford was born on June 25, 1846 in Dedham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Christopher and Theodora G. (DeWolf) Colt.
Colt, Le Baron Bradford was born on June 25, 1846 in Dedham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Christopher and Theodora G. (DeWolf) Colt.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1868. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1870. A.M., Brown, 1882; Doctor of Laws, Columbia, 1904, Yale, 1905, Brown, 1914.
Practiced law, Chicago, 1872-1874. Moved to Bristol, Rhode Island, 1875. Practiced at Providence, Rhode Island, 1875-1881.
Member Rhode Island House of Republican, 1879-1881. United States district judge, District of Rhode Island, 1881-1884. United States circuit judge, 1st Judicial Circuit, July 6, 1884-1913.
United States senator, 1913-1919, 1919-1925.
Member Rhode Island House of Rep.
Married Mary Louise Ledyard, December 17, 1873.