Amos K. Hadley
Encyclopedia
Amos K. Hadley was an American lawyer and politician.
He graduated from Hamilton College. Then he studied law with Judge John P. Cushman
in Troy, New York
, and was admitted to the bar in 1843.
He was a Whig member from Rensselaer County
of the New York State Assembly
from 1847 to 1849, and was Speaker
in 1848 and 1849.
He died at the residence of his daughter Anna Hadley with whom he had lived the last ten years of his life. He was buried at the Claverack Cemetery in Claverack, New York
.
Life
He was the son of Stephen Hadley (1777–1861) and Sarah Cushman Hadley (1780–1867).He graduated from Hamilton College. Then he studied law with Judge John P. Cushman
John P. Cushman
John Paine Cushman was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
, and was admitted to the bar in 1843.
He was a Whig member from Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...
of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
from 1847 to 1849, and was Speaker
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
in 1848 and 1849.
He died at the residence of his daughter Anna Hadley with whom he had lived the last ten years of his life. He was buried at the Claverack Cemetery in Claverack, New York
Claverack, New York
Claverack is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 6,401 at the 2000 census. The town name is a corruption for the Dutch word for "Clover Fields" or "Clover Reach"....
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Sources
- Courts_and_lawyers_pgs1060-1073 at www.courts.state.ny.us NY Court History
- http://www.hadleygenealogy.net/np7.html Hadley Genealogy
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9405E2D7173BE63BBC4052DFB466838B669FDE Hamilton College alumni reunion dinner in NYT, February 18, 1870
- COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com Genealogy at Rootsweb
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B00E2D91330E132A25755C0A9659C946097D6CF Obit in NYT, on March 6, 1901 (erroneously giving first name as "Ernest", and age as "90" [he was 88])