Date Original
1872-1884
Description
This collection contains correspondence, post office forms, legal papers, receipts, and other materials.
Biographical/Historical Note
Ozro A. Hadley was born on June 26, 1826, at Cherry Creek in Chautauqua County, New York, the son of Alvah Hadley and Eunice Bates Hadley. He served as Governor of Arkansas from 1871 to 1873 after Powell Clayton became a United States Senator. Hadley owned a plantation on Grand Prairie in Lonoke County, and served as the registrar of the United States Land Office at Little Rock from 1875 until 1877.President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed him postmaster of Little Rock on June 6, 1877, and he served until 1882, when he moved to New Mexico Territory. He died July 18, 1915.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Lonoke County (Ark.); Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000116
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Ozro A. Hadley papers, MS.000116
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Ozro A. Hadley papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History