Bio of BRADLEY, Dr. Charles Herbert (b.1865 d.1915), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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CHARLES HERBERT BRADLEY, M. D. - Vol II, pg 357-358
There are many who regard the work of the physician as preeminent in worth to
the services of all other members of the human race. No profession has been so
little commercialized and none offers better opportunities for kindly service.
Dr. Charles Herbert Bradley stood among the eminent physicians and surgeons of
Minne­apolis, where he successfully practiced for a number of years, and in this
connection he was constantly extending a helping hand where aid was needed. He
was born in Greene county, Illinois, November 16, 1865, and was a son of George
Martin and Harriet (Wilkinson) Bradley, the former a native of Tennessee, while
the latter was born in England. The father was of Scotch-Irish descent and on
leaving his native state removed to Minnesota, settling on a farm near Mankato
during the early boyhood of his son, Charles H. The latter attended school at
St. Peter, Minnesota, where he pursued a high school course of two years, and
later he entered Hamline University, which he attended for a year. In
preparation for his professional career he became a medical student in the
Northwestern University at Chicago and was there graduated in 1890. He gained
practical experience in his profession as interne in Mercy Hospital of that
city, with which he was thus identified for a year, and from 1891 until 1897 he
was assistant physician at the Illinois Eastern Hospital at Kankakee. He
afterward became attending physician at the City Hospital of Minneapolis and
throughout the period of his residence in this city, dating from 1898, was
successfully engaged in the ractice of his chosen profession. He possessed
pronounced ability as a physician and surgeon and he was constantly augmenting
his skill by broad reading and study. He at all times kept in touch with the
trend of modern professional thought, research and investigation and was
considered one of the most 'scholarly members of the pro­fession in Minneapolis.
He was secretary and treasurer of the Hennepin County Medical Society and a
member of the Minnesota State Medical Society. He was likewise a member of the
American Medical Association and through the proceedings of these bodies kept
thoroughly informed concerning the latest medical researches and dis­coveries.
In 1911 he was honored with the presidency of the Hennepin County Medical
Society. He occupied the position of clinical instructor in the medical school
of the University of Minnesota and he was a member of the publication committee
having in charge the medical journal known as the Lancet, at the time of his
death.
In 1898, at Mankato, Minnesota, Dr. Bradley was united in marriage to Miss
Carrje L. Brooks, a daughter of D. R. and Sarah L. (Andrews) Brooks, who were
natives of Ohio and of New York, respectively. They came to Minnesota in 1857,
driving across the country by team and casting in their lot with the pioneer
settlers who were reclaiming the broad prairies of Minnesota for the purpose of
civilization. The father was educated for a physician, but on account of ill
health turned his attention to argricultural pursuits. He was graduated from
Hiram College of Ohio as a member cf the same claes as President Garfield. Dr.
and Mrs. Bradley became the parents of a sen and a daughter, George Herbert and
Harriet Lorain. The daughter was graduated from the Central high school of
Minneapolis at the unusually early age of sixteen years. The son is now
associated with the Daily News of this city. He entered the military service of
his country at the age of seventeen years and for three years was identified
with the army. He went overseas, was wounded and gassed and by reason of his
injuries was disabled for further active service.
Dr. Bradley passed away on the 1st of August, 1915, when in the fiftieth year of
his age. He always gave his political allegiance to the republican party from
the time when age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He belonged to the
Congregational church and his life was actuated by high and honorable
principles. He held to the most advanced standards in his profession and in his
personal conduct and no citizen of the community more fully deserved the
respect, Confidence and goodwill of all than did Dr. Charles Herbert Bradley.