Joe R. Hanley

Joe Hanley
Joe Hanley
	New York Senate; from the 44th district
	In office; January 1, 1932 – December 31, 1943
Preceded by	John Knight
Succeeded by	Austin W. Erwin
Member of the New York State Assembly; from the Wyoming district
	In office; January 1, 1927 – December 31, 1931
Preceded by	Webb A. Joiner
Succeeded by	Harold C. Ostertag
Personal details
Born	Joseph Rhodes Hanley; May 30, 1876; MDiv)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Joseph Rhodes Hanley (May 30, 1876 – September 4, 1961) was an American lawyer, preacher, and politician who served as lieutenant governor of New York from 1943 to 1950.^[1]

Early life and education

Hanley was born in

State University of Iowa. He later earned a Master of Divinity from Iowa Wesleyan University.^[2]

Military service

Hanley was a member of the Iowa National Guard and served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War. In 1941 and 1942, he was Commander-in-Chief of the United Spanish War Veterans.^[3]

Career

After the Spanish–American War, Hanley left Iowa and became a Presbyterian preacher. He moved to Perry, New York, to become the pastor of a local church. While living in Perry, Hanley became involved in local Republican politics.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Wyoming County) in 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931, and a member of the New York State Senate (44th District) from 1932 to 1943, sitting in the 155th, 156th, 157th, 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd and 164th New York State Legislatures. After the death of Perley A. Pitcher, Hanley was elected Temporary President of the State Senate on February 27, 1939. When Charles Poletti succeeded to the governor's office upon Herbert H. Lehman's resignation in December 1942, Hanley became acting lieutenant governor of New York for four weeks.

When Lieutenant Governor

1946 and remained in office until the end of 1950. He was a delegate to the 1944 and 1948 Republican National Conventions

.

Early in 1950, Governor

lost the senate race and was appointed special counsel to the State Division of Veterans' Affairs.^[5]

References

^ "The Political Graveyard: United Spanish War Veterans, politicians". politicalgraveyard.com.
^ Petersen, William John (1952). The Story of Iowa: The Progress of an American State. Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
^ "U.S.W.V. Commander-in-chiefs (Photo Gallery)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
^ "Newsday - Long Island's & NYC's News Source". Newsday.
^ "NEW YORK: Postscript". Time. 15 January 1951 – via content.time.com.

External links

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Webb A. Joiner	New York State Assembly Wyoming County 1927–1931	Succeeded by Harold C. Ostertag
New York State Senate
Preceded by John Knight	New York State Senate 44th District 1932–1943	Succeeded by Austin W. Erwin
Political offices
Preceded by Perley A. Pitcher	Temporary President of the New York State Senate 1939–1943	Succeeded by Benjamin F. Feinberg
Preceded by Charles Poletti	Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting 1942	Succeeded by Thomas W. Wallace
Preceded by Thomas W. Wallace	Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting 1943	Succeeded by Himself
Preceded by Himself Acting	Lieutenant Governor of New York 1943–1950	Succeeded by Frank C. Moore
Party political offices
Preceded by John Foster Dulles (1949)	Republican Nominee for U.S. Senator from New York (Class 3) 1950	Succeeded by Jacob K. Javits (1956)

[1] "The Political Graveyard: United Spanish War Veterans, politicians". politicalgraveyard.com.

[2] Petersen, William John (1952). The Story of Iowa: The Progress of an American State. Lewis Historical Publishing Company.

[3] "U.S.W.V. Commander-in-chiefs (Photo Gallery)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2007-05-27.

[4] "Newsday - Long Island's & NYC's News Source". Newsday.

[5] "NEW YORK: Postscript". Time. 15 January 1951 – via content.time.com.

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