Joseph William Hadley was a merchant, ship's captain and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1878 to 1882.

He was born in Manchester, Nova Scotia

Manchester, Nova Scotia

Manchester, is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County.-References:*...

, the son of William Hadley and Sarah Hart. Hadley was in command of a ship involved in the coastal trade for more than 30 years. In 1844, he married Isabella Logan Harty. He was named a magistrate in 1857. Hadley ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1871 and 1874 before he was elected in 1878. He was a freemason. Hadley died in Guysborough

Guysborough, Nova Scotia

Guysborough is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municipal district....

at the age of 78.