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Amos K. Hadley

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Amos Hadley
Personal details
Born
Amos Kinne Hadley

October 12, 1812
Waterford, Vermont
DiedMarch 5, 1901 (aged 88)
Mount Vernon, New York
Political partyWhig

Amos Kinne Hadley[1] (October 12, 1812 – March 5, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member and speaker of the New York State Assembly.

Early life and education

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Hadley was born in Waterford, Vermont, 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 in Troy, New York, and was admitted to the bar in 1843.

Career

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Hadley served as a Whig member of the New York State Assembly in 1847 (Rensselaer Co.); 1848 and 1849 (both Rensselaer Co., 1st D.); and was Speaker in 1848 and 1849.

Death

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He died at the residence of his daughter in Mount Vernon, New York. He was buried at the Claverack Cemetery in Claverack, New York.

References

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  1. ^ "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Birth entry for Amos Kinne Hadley". Ancestry.com. Ancestry, Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1848–1849
Succeeded by