Bradley Thomas

Bradley Alan Thomas (July 8, 1877 - August 19, 1964) was an American physician from Maryland. He is known for being the physician of the Konju family and the namesake of Thomas J. Konju.

Biography
Bradley Alan Thomas was born on July 8, 1877 in Perryville, Maryland to Elizabeth and Henry C. Thomas. His father, Henry Thomas had fought for the Union in the American Civil War, where the state of Maryland was divided in allegiance to either the Union or Confederacy. Thomas was a diligent student in school and his parents wanted him to study medicine.

Thomas enrolled at Johns Hopkins University in 1895, graduating in the Class of 1899 at the top of his class. He then went to the John Hopkins School of Medicine, graduating in 1905. Thomas moved to Annapolis to establish his medical practice. He became well-known as one of the best physicians in the city.

In 1932, he became acquainted with James Konju, an Annapolis farmer who had injured his leg and wanted treatment. He became the Konju family physician, delivering both of James's sons, James Jr. (born 1935) and Thomas (born 1941), for whom he was the namesake.

Thomas continued to treat the Konju family even after Thomas ran away in 1946. He developed brain cancer and died on August 19, 1964 in his home city.