8 2 3 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Ell ington . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁F lav ia ▁Fe ild ▁Col ton ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁three ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Career ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁Bro ck way ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁state ▁sen ator ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁Bro ck way ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁and ▁ 2 7 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁served ▁as ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁for ▁Tol land ▁County ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁reasons . ▁▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁Bro ck way ▁hosted ▁a ▁recent ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Y ale ▁College , ▁Henry ▁Bill ings ▁Brown , ▁to ▁study ▁law ▁at ▁his ▁office . ▁ ▁Brown ▁later ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 - 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Bro ck way ▁died ▁in ▁Ell ington , ▁Connecticut ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁( age ▁ 6 9 ▁years ,