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

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 byAlbert Johnson
Succeeded byMonrad Wallgren
Personal details
Born(1861-06-19)June 19, 1861
Sylvania, Indiana
DiedNovember 1, 1948(1948-11-01) (aged 87)
Wallingford, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican

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

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

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 2nd congressional district

1915-1933
Succeeded by
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