William L. Hadden
William L. Hadden | |
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Chester Bowles | |
Preceded by | Francis A. Pallotti |
Succeeded by | George C. Conway |
87th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
In office January 1943 – January 1945 | |
Governor | Raymond E. Baldwin |
Preceded by | Odell Shepard |
Succeeded by | Charles Wilbert Snow |
Personal details | |
Born | October 8, 1896 Elmira, New York |
Died | July 11, 1983 | (aged 86)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Fordham University |
William L. Hadden (October 8, 1896 – July 11, 1983) was an American politician who was the
Early life
William L. Hadden was born in
Family life
William L. Hadden married Mary McNamara in 1920. They had three children: William L. Hadden Jr., David C. Hadden, and Mary Ann Hadden Zimmerling. Mary died on December 15, 1981.
Political career
William L. Hadden was a Republican. He represented his home town in the Connecticut General Assembly in the 1939 and 1941 sessions, in the latter session he was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Majority Leader.
He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in November 1942 together with Republican gubernatorial candidate Raymond E. Baldwin. He served for one two-year term from January 6, 1943, but while Baldwin was reelected in 1944, Hadden was not and was replaced with Democrat Charles Wilbert Snow. Snow would replace Baldwin as governor late in 1946, when Baldwin became a U.S. Senator.
Hadden was appointed Attorney General of Connecticut by Baldwin in 1945, to fill the vacancy caused when Francis A. Pallotti resigned to become a judge. Hadden was then elected Attorney General for a full four-year term and served until 1951.[4]
He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1948.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Connecticut State Library description of Lieutenant Governor.
- ^ The Political Graveyard, Index to Politicians: Hackley to Hagenbarth, Hadden.
- ^ Connecticut Attorney General's Office, the Biographies of the Attorneys General of Connecticut, William L. Hadden
- ^ Connecticut Attorney General's Office, as above.
- ^ The Political Graveyard, as above.