▁Wh ig ▁candidate ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁when ▁abol ition ism ▁was ▁growing ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁force . ▁Its ▁activ ists ▁pos ed ▁three ▁questions ▁to ▁all ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁positions , ▁to ▁determine ▁their ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁issues : ▁ 1 ) ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁black s ▁to ▁a ▁j ury ▁trial ▁when ▁seized ▁as ▁fug itive ▁slaves ; ▁ 2 ) ▁a ▁law ▁free ing ▁slaves - in - trans it ▁the ▁moment ▁they ▁were ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁state ▁by ▁their ▁master s ; ▁and ▁ 3 ) ▁equal ▁suff rage ▁for ▁black s . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁all ▁three , ▁Brad ish ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁abol ition ists . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁serving ▁two ▁terms ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁under ▁Governor ▁S ew ard . ▁As ▁governor , ▁S ew ard ▁signed ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁issues ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁committed ▁to ▁during ▁the ▁campaign , ▁en larg ing ▁rights ▁and ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁When ▁S ew ard ▁decl ined ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁Brad ish ▁ran ▁for ▁Governor , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁William ▁C . ▁Bou ck . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8