George H. Bradfield

George H. Bradfield (March 24, 1880 – October 19, 1961) was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1953 to 1957. Education and early career Born in Delta, Louisiana, Bradfield attended West Texas Military Academy in San Antonio (later renamed TMI Episcopal), and received his law degree from Denver University Law School. He entered the practice of law in Ault, Colorado. He also founded a weekly newspaper, the Ault Progress, which ran for two years, after which Bradfield moved to Greeley, Colorado. Judicial service In 1908, Bradfield was elected as a judge of the Weld County Court, where he remained until 1912. He was a district judge of the Colorado 8th Judicial District from 1918 to 1925, and then Greeley city attorney from 1925 to 1929. He sought election as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives three times, in 1932, 1934, and 1936. Bradfield was the Republican nominee for Colorado's 2nd congressional district each time, losing to Democrat Fred N. Cummings in each effort. In the 1932 United States House of Representatives elections, Cummings defeated Bradfield 52.9% to 47.1%; in the 1934 United States House of Representatives elections, Cummings defeated Bradfield 55.9% to 42.4%; and in the 1936 United States House of Representatives elections, Cummings defeated Bradfield 53.3% to 45.8%.