▁He ▁was ▁also ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Children ' s ▁Village . ▁ ▁Life ▁Luther ▁Brad ish ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁in ▁C um ming ton , ▁Massachusetts , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Col . ▁John ▁Brad ish , ▁a ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁veter an , ▁and ▁Hann ah ▁Brad ish ▁( née ▁Warner ). ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Williams ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁He ▁read ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁passed ▁the ▁bar , ▁becoming ▁an ▁att orney ▁and ▁entering ▁practice . ▁Brad ish ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁he ▁married ▁Helen ▁Elizabeth ▁Gib bs ▁( d augh ter ▁of ▁George ▁Gib bs ). ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁son . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁Brad ish ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams , ▁under ▁U . S . ▁President ▁James ▁Mon roe , ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁on ▁commerce ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁Up ▁till ▁that ▁point , ▁Philadel ph ian ▁David ▁Off ley ▁was ▁inter ced ing , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁American ▁sh ipp ers , ▁with ▁the ▁Empire ' s ▁reg encies ▁along ▁the ▁Barb ary ▁Coast , ▁i . e ., ▁Al gi ers , ▁Lib ya , ▁Tun is , ▁etc