Herbert S. Hadley
Herbert Spencer Hadley (February 20, 1872 – December 1, 1927) was an
American lawyer and a
Republican Party politician from
St. Louis, Missouri. Born in
Olathe, Kansas, he was
Missouri Attorney General from 1905 to 1909 and
in 1908 was elected the
32nd Governor of Missouri, serving one term from 1909 to 1913. As Attorney General, he successfully prosecuted
Standard Oil Company for violating Missouri
antitrust law. Entering the
1912 Republican convention, the
Roosevelt and
Taft forces seemed evenly matched, and Hadley was seen as a possible compromise candidate. While Taft was supportive of the idea, Roosevelt refused.
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