Ozra Amander Hadley
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Ozra Amander Hadley was the Governor of the State of Arkansas
. He was born in Cherry Creek, New York
and was educated in the public schools of New York. He attended Fredonia Academy
(now SUNY-Fredonia). He moved to Minnesota
in 1855 becoming a farmer, before entering politics being appointed county auditor. In 1865, after the American Civil War
, he moved to Arkansas where he went into business as a storeowner.
Hadley served in the Arkansas Senate from 1869 to 1871 and was president of the Senate in 1871. In 1871, as part of a political compromise (see: Brooks-Baxter War
) he became Governor of Arkansas after Governor Powell Clayton
resigned. During his term he sided with the 'Radical Republicans' and denied assistance to reenfanchised whites. Hadley left office in 1873.
After his term Hadley served as registrar of the U.S. Land Office and received an appointment as postmaster of Little Rock, Arkansas
where he served from 1878 to 1882. He died in Watrous, New Mexico (which is now a ghost town) in Mora County, New Mexico
, where he owned a ranch.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. He was born in Cherry Creek, New York
Cherry Creek (village), New York
Cherry Creek is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.The Village of Cherry Creek is within the Town of Cherry Creek near the east border of the county...
and was educated in the public schools of New York. He attended Fredonia Academy
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
(now SUNY-Fredonia). He moved to Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
in 1855 becoming a farmer, before entering politics being appointed county auditor. In 1865, after the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, he moved to Arkansas where he went into business as a storeowner.
Hadley served in the Arkansas Senate from 1869 to 1871 and was president of the Senate in 1871. In 1871, as part of a political compromise (see: Brooks-Baxter War
Brooks-Baxter War
The Brooks–Baxter War was an armed conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the United States, in 1874 between factions of the Republican Party over the disputed 1872 election for governor...
) he became Governor of Arkansas after Governor Powell Clayton
Powell Clayton
Powell Clayton was an engineer, a Union Army general in the American Civil War, the first Reconstruction Governor of the State of Arkansas, and Ambassador to Mexico during the administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.-Early life:Clayton was born in Bethel, Pennsylvania, to John...
resigned. During his term he sided with the 'Radical Republicans' and denied assistance to reenfanchised whites. Hadley left office in 1873.
After his term Hadley served as registrar of the U.S. Land Office and received an appointment as postmaster of Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
where he served from 1878 to 1882. He died in Watrous, New Mexico (which is now a ghost town) in Mora County, New Mexico
Mora County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.9% White*0.7% Black*1.3% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.3% Two or more races*23.5% Other races*81.0% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, where he owned a ranch.