Amos Kinne Hadley (October 12, 1812 – March 5, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member and speaker of the

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Early life and education

Hadley was born in

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, 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

Hadley served as a Whig member of the

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( Rensselaer Co.);

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and

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(both Rensselaer Co., 1st D.); and was Speaker in 1848 and 1849.

Death

He died at the residence of his daughter in

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. He was buried at the Claverack Cemetery in Claverack, New York.

References

Sources

Courts and lawyers
pages 1060-1073 at NY Court History
Hamilton College alumni reunion dinner
in NYT, February 18, 1870

at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com Genealogy at Rootsweb
Obit in NYT
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