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 Herbert S Hadley - Olathe, Ks. Posted by:  iconions
N 38° 53.038 W 094° 49.046
15S E 342362 N 4305470
This bronze plaque on a concrete and stone plinth is located in Olathe Civic Park - 250 E Santa Fe in Olathe, Ks.
Waymark Code: WMVYMN
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2017
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This bronze plaque on a concrete and stone plinth is located in Olathe Civic Park. The plaque is approximately 3 and 1/2 feet off the ground. The pictures of both Herbert S Hadley and of Mahaffie Farmstead - both are in low relief.
(Portrait of Robert S Hadley)
HERBERT S HADLEY
Olathean
Governor of Missouri
1908 1912
(picture of Mahaffie Farmstead)
- Marker Text
Herbert Spencer Hadley (February 20, 1872 – December 1, 1927) was an American lawyer and a Republican Party politician from St. Louis, Missouri. Born in Olathe, Kansas, he was Missouri Attorney General from 1905 to 1909 and in 1908 was elected the 32nd Governor of Missouri, serving one term from 1909 to 1913. As Attorney General, he successfully prosecuted Standard Oil Company for violating Missouri antitrust law.
Hadley was the son of Major John Milton Hadley and Harriet Beach Jones Hadley. He attended the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and received an A.B. in 1892. He earned his law degree from Northwestern University with first honors in 1894. While at Northwestern, he helped establish the Northwestern University Law Review. In 1901, he married Agnes Lee. Their children were John Milton, Henrietta, and Herbert Spencer.
- Wikipedia
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Civic Center Park - 250 E Santa Fe
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