ant ▁there . ▁He ▁led ▁several ▁successful ▁campaign s ▁against ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁and ▁Ap aches . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁command ant ▁at ▁several ▁other ▁New ▁Mexico ▁for ts ▁until ▁his ▁dis charge ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁at ▁the ▁bre vet ▁rank ▁of ▁Major . ▁ ▁Lincoln , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Br ady ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁settled ▁on ▁a ▁ran ch ▁on ▁the ▁Río ▁Bon ito , ▁four ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁County ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁took ▁office ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁Br ady ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁representative ▁from ▁Lincoln ▁County ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature . ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁election . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁again ▁as ▁sh er iff . ▁ ▁J ail ▁Although ▁Lincoln ▁sh er iffs ▁had ▁tried ▁for ▁eight ▁years ▁to ▁get ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁county ▁for ▁a ▁j ail , ▁Br ady ▁finally ▁got ▁funds ▁($ 3 , 0 0 0 ) ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁under ground ▁holding ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁used ▁the ▁military ▁j ail ▁at ▁Fort ▁St anton . ▁The ▁new ▁j ail ▁was ▁twenty ▁feet ▁wide ▁by ▁thirty ▁feet ▁long , ▁and ▁ten ▁feet ▁deep . ▁It ▁was ▁l