Jackson Hadley Explained

Jackson Hadley
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:5th
Term Start:January 7, 1867
Term End:March 3, 1867
Predecessor:William K. Wilson
Successor:Henry L. Palmer
Term Start1:January 1, 1855
Term End1:January 5, 1857
Predecessor1:Edward M. Hunter
Successor1:Augustus Greulich
State2:Wisconsin
State Assembly2:Wisconsin
District2:Milwaukee 1st
Term Start2:January 2, 1865
Term End2:January 7, 1867
Predecessor2:Levi Hubbell
Successor2:George W. Clason
Term Start3:January 2, 1854
Term End3:January 1, 1855
Predecessor3:John Hubbard Tweedy
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:22 May 1815
Birth Place:Livonia, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Cause:Stroke
Restingplace:Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spouse:Sarah Augusta Hopkins

Jackson Hadley (May 22, 1815March 3, 1867) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. He served three years each in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Milwaukee County.

Biography

Born in Livonia, New York, he was a school teacher and principal in New York state.[1] In 1849, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was in the produce and railroad businesses. He served on the Milwaukee Common Council and was the president. He also served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.[2]

In the railroad business, he was a friend and business partner of Byron Kilbourn, and was implicated in the scandal in which Kilbourn was accused of bribing Wisconsin legislators to obtain land grants for railroad construction.[1]

In 1854, 1865, and 1866, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly; he served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1855, 1856, and 1867.[3]

During the 1867 legislative session, while his limbs were paralyzed and he could not walk, he actively participated in senate business as long as possible. He returned to his home in Milwaukee a few days before his death there on March 3, 1867.[4] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hadley, Jackson 1815 - 1867 . . July 23, 2021 .
  2. News: Death of Hon. Jackson Hadley . Wisconsin State Register . March 9, 1867 . 2 . July 23, 2021 . .
  3. 'Memoirs of Milwaukee County,' Jerome Watrous, Western Historic Association, 1909, Biographical Sketch of Jackson Hadley, pg. 149
  4. Tuttle, Charles R. An Illustrated History of the State of Wisconsin: Being a Complete Civil, Political, and Military History of the State, from Its First Exploration Down to 1875 : Including a Cyclopaedia of Legislation During the Administration of Each Governor, from the Organization of the Territorial Government Down to Governor Taylor : with Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Each County in the State Separately, Embracing Interesting Narratives of Pioneer Life, Including an Account of the Commercial, Agricultural and Educational Growth of Wisconsin Madison: B. B. Russell & Co., 1875; p. 605