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The son of Burgess Harris Bradley and Nannie Carter Coleman was Verner Bradley was elected to the Robertson Co. Quarterly Court in 1893. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1903-1907. He was elected Floterial Rep. From Robertson, Cheatham and Williamson Counties in 1941 and to the State Senate in 1919 and 1921. In 1914-15, he was a special agent for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. He helped organize what later became the Farm Bureau. He was Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture in the late 1920 for 6 years.. He served 2 years as chairman of the Robertson County Board of Education. More about his life can be found in the Cheatham County book. Verner shook hands with every President of the United States from McKinley to Kennedy. In one election, Verner was elected to 3 offices. These 3 offices encompassed the 3 branches of government: Executive; Chairman of the Robertson Co. Board of Educ.: Judicial; Magistrate in which he held the power as acting judge at that time: Legislative; State Legislature
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