Herbert S. Hadley | |
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_(52976630709).jpg) Hadley, c. 1909 | |
| 32nd Governor of Missouri | |
| In office January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 | |
| Lieutenant | Jacob F. Gmelich |
| Preceded by | Joseph W. Folk |
| Succeeded by | Elliot Woolfolk Major |
| 24th Attorney General of Missouri | |
| In office 1905–1909 | |
| Governor | Joseph W. Folk |
| Preceded by | Edward Coke Crow |
| Succeeded by | Elliot Woolfolk Major |
| 7th Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis | |
| In office 1923–1927 | |
| Preceded by | Frederic Aldin Hall |
| Succeeded by | George R. Throop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Spencer Hadley February 20, 1872 Olathe, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1927 (aged 55) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverview Cemetery Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Agnes Lee (m. 1901) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas (AB) Northwestern University School of Law |
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Herbert Spencer Hadley (February 20, 1872 – December 1, 1927) was an American lawyer and a Republican Party politician from St. Louis, Missouri. Born in Olathe, Kansas, he was Missouri Attorney General from 1905 to 1909 and in 1908 was elected the 32nd Governor of Missouri, serving one term from 1909 to 1913. As Attorney General, he successfully prosecuted Standard Oil Company for violating Missouri antitrust law. Entering the 1912 Republican convention, the Roosevelt and Taft forces seemed evenly matched, and Hadley was seen as a possible compromise candidate. While Taft was supportive of the idea, Roosevelt refused.[1]
- ^ Harlan Hahn "The Republican Party Convention of 1912 and the Role of Herbert S. Hadley in National Politics." Missouri Historical Review 59.4 (1965): 407-423.