Samuel Brady (Maryland politician)

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Samuel Brady was an American politician and businessman who served as the 11th Mayor of Baltimore from November 2, 1840, to March 9, 1842. He was born in Delaware and moved to Baltimore at an early age, where he worked in the dry goods business on North Gay Street.

Brady ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1834 but lost. In 1836, he was appointed City Collector by Mayor Samuel Smith. He then served two one-year terms on the Baltimore City Council’s First Branch, becoming president in his second term.

A Democrat, Brady defeated incumbent Leakin to become mayor in 1840. He resigned in 1842 after a disagreement with the City Council over the city’s purchase of a large amount of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock; Brady supported the purchase, but the Council did not.

After being mayor, he ran for Maryland’s 3rd congressional district in 1844 but lost to John Wethered. He later moved to Baltimore County, where he was elected County Commissioner and served for many years.

Brady married Ann Mary Proctor Stansbury, and they had eight children: Samuel Jr., Benjamin F., John W. S., Jefferson, Thomas S., Mary, Martha A., and Margaret. He died on December 8, 1871, at his home in Baltimore County.