Herbert S. Hadley

Herbert Spencer Hadley ( born February 20, 1872 in Olathe, Kansas, † December 1, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri ) was an American politician ( Republican) and from 1909 to 1913 the 32nd Governor of the state of Missouri.

Early years

After primary school, Hadley attended until 1892, the University of Kansas. After a subsequent law degree from Northwestern University, he was admitted in 1894 as a lawyer. Then he started in Kansas City to work in his new profession. There he was soon also to the legal advisory board of the municipality.

Political career

Hadley's political rise began in 1900 with his election to the District Attorney in Jackson County, Missouri. Between 1905 and 1909 he was Minister of Justice ( Attorney General ) his state. In this capacity, he led a successful case against the Standard Oil Company, which had violated the antitrust laws.

In November 1908 he was elected governor of his state. He was the first Republican in that office since the end of the tenure of Joseph McClurg in 1871. Hadley took up his new post on January 11, 1909. In his four-year tenure, the maximum working hours for women to nine hours per day has been set. In the field of railways a law against discrimination of passengers was adopted.

Further CV

After the end of his tenure, Hadley withdrew from politics and was returned to the bar. Between 1913 and 1916 he represented the law governing State Commission ( Interstate Commerce Commission ). For health reasons he moved in 1917 to Colorado, where he taught at the University of Colorado law. In addition, he was legal adviser to the railroad committee of the Government of Colorado. In 1923, Hadley returned to Missouri, where he became Chancellor of Washington University. He remained in this position until 1927. Herbert Hadley died on December 1, 1927 of heart failure. He was married to Agnes Lee, with whom he had three children.