Isaac Brayton

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Born
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)Love Mitchell, m. July 25, 1825[1]
ChildrenMary Ann, George Mitchell, Lydia Mitchell, John, and Henry Swift.[2]
ProfessionSea captain
Isaac Brayton
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
Cuyahoga County
In office
January 7, 1856  January 5, 1857
Associate Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit of Ohio
In office
February 1850  January 1852
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Nantucket County
Personal details
Born
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)Love Mitchell, m. July 25, 1825[1]
ChildrenMary Ann, George Mitchell, Lydia Mitchell, John, and Henry Swift.[2]
ProfessionSea captain

Isaac Brayton (1801-1885) was an American sea captain and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in the Ohio House of Representatives,[3] as an Ohio state Judge, and in the Ohio Senate.[1][4]

Brayton was born to Issac and Sarah[5] in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1801.[1] Brayton's father died when he was young, and he was raised by, a relative, Hezekiah Barnard.[6]

Family life

On July 25, 1825[1] Brayton married Love Mitchell, the daughter of Lydia and Peleg Mitchell, Love[2](Love was the aunt of Maria Mitchell).[4] They had five children; Mary Ann,[1] George Mitchell, Lydia Mitchell, John, and Henry Swift.[2]

Ship's captain

Associate judgeship

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