Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-25
JUDGE HoADLY.
A sketch of the Ohio Democratic Can
didate for Gov ernor.


George Hoadly was born i'm New Haven
Conn.,, July 81, 1926. He was an only
son. His father, George HOadlv. was y
man of great integrity, ranking high in
social and public life. He was at one
time Mayor of New Haven. He in 1880
removed with his family to Cleveland.
where he continued to reside during the
remainder of his life. He was also cleo
ted to the Chief Magistracy of that city.
his son received his elementary educa-
ton IN Cleveland, and at the ace of
la was sent to Western Reserve College
at Hudson, o., where he graduated in
1874. lie then entered the law school at
cambridge, Mass, where he passed one
year OF study under the tuition of Judge
otory ana Prof. Simon Greenleaf and, at
Ter reading second year in the office of
Charles c. Converse, then a prominent
attorney in GAINESVILLE, O., and after
wards Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas and the Supreme Court of Ohio.
came to Cincinnati and entered the law
Office of Chase & Bah as student i'm
September, 1916, and was admitted to
the bar in August, 1S47. He soon
attracted the attention and secured the
friendship of Salmon z. Chase, afterward
CmeI Justice OF the United States, who
was keenly alive to the importance of at
taching to himself young men of promise.
ana In lS49 was admitted to his firm
Chase. Ball q Hoadly) as a Junior part
ner. MIR. Chase's election to the United
states Senate and consequent withdrawal
from professional duty in Cincinnati
IN the same year led to HOadly's APP
pearing in important cases verv early
in his career, and probably contributed
to his election by tue Legislature
in 1851 to the office of Judge of the Supe-
rior Court of Cincinnati for the residue of
the term. In 1859 he succeeded Judge
w. Y. GhOlson on the bench of the new
Superior Court. In 1856 he was offered
by Gov. Chase and again by Gov. Tod
in 1862, seat upon the Supreme Bench
of Ohio, but declined both appointments.
lie was reelected to- the bench in 1864.
but resigned in 1866 TO establish the firm
of HOadly, Jackson a. johnson, which
soon ranked with the actively employed
law firms of the country. In the
Constitutional Convention of 1874
he took an active part, devoting
eight months time to it. In 1851 |
Judge Hoadly married May Burnet |
Perry, third daughter of Capt. Samuel |
Perry. He has three children. Judge |
HOadly began life as a Democrat, but |
some time previous to the war went over
to the Republicans. In 1872 he Joined the |
liberal wing of his party, and supported |
Horace Greeley. After that campaign he |
began to affiliate with the Democrats
again, and in 1876 was foremost among |
the Tilden and Hendricks support !
ers. He conducted the celebrated |
Florida and Oregon cases for Til |
den. He has since that time been |
actively engaged in the practice of |
his profession. He has no superior in Ohio |
before the bar. His law practice is large |
and lucrative, and has yielded him a |
handsome fortune. He has 5000, 900 in |
the stock of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, |
st. Louis and Chicago Railroad. His heart |
was very much set upon securing the |
nomination to-day, and there is no doubt |
but he expects to be prominent candi- |
date for the Presidency next year. He |
lives on Walnut Hills, and is neighbor |
of Judge Foraker, the Republican noml-
nee for Governor.