Lindley H. Hadley

Lindley H. Hadley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Albert Johnson
Succeeded by	Monrad Wallgren
Personal details
Born	(1861-06-19)June 19, 1861 Sylvania, Indiana
Died	November 1, 1948(1948-11-01) (aged 87) Wallingford, Connecticut
Political party	Republican

Lindley Hoag Hadley (June 19, 1861 – November 1, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Washington.

Born near Sylvania, Indiana, Hadley attended the common schools of his native city, Bloomingdale (Indiana) Academy, and Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois. He taught school in Rockville, Indiana from 1884 to 1889. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1889. He moved to the State of Washington in 1890 and settled in Whatcom (now Bellingham), where he practiced law until elected to Congress.

Hadley was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. Reengaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C., until 1940, when he retired from active life and moved to Wilton, Connecticut. He died in Wallingford, Connecticut, November 1, 1948. He was interred in St. Matthew's Cemetery, Wilton, Connecticut.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Lindley H. Hadley (id: H000008)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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