Case Broderick

Case Broderick (September 23, 1839 - April 1, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas, cousin of David Colbreth Broderick and Andrew Kennedy.

Born near Marion, Indiana, Broderick attended the common schools.He moved to Holton, Kansas, in 1858 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. During the Civil War enlisted as a private in the Second Kansas Battery in 1862 and was mustered out at Leavenworth in August 1865.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Holton, Kansas.He served as mayor of Holton in 1874 and 1875.He served as prosecuting attorney of Jackson County 1876-1880.He served as member of the State senate 1880-1884.He was appointed by President Arthur as an associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Idaho in March 1884 and took up his residence in Boise City, Idaho.He served until the fall of 1888, when he returned to Holton, Kansas, and resumed the practice of law.

Broderick was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1899).He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898.He again engaged in the practice of law in Holton, Kansas.He retired from the practice of law and devoted his time to farming and livestock interests.He died in Holton, Kansas, April 1, 1920.He was interred in Holton Cemetery.

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