November 6, 1849, in Jefferson township, Fayette county. Ohio. His father was also a native of this county, his grandfather having been one of the first settlers in this section of the state. Jackson Hire and wife were the parents

of two children, Henry L., and Sarah, deceased.

Henry L. Hire was educated in the district schools of his home township and finished his education in the schools of Bloomingburg. His father died when he was sixteen years of age and two years later he took charge of the home farm, his mother residing with him until her death. His farm, known as the Blue Grass Stock Farm, is located north of the town of Jeffersonville, and consists of six hundred and thirty acres of fine farming land, on which he lived until a few years ago, when he retired from the active life of the farm and bought his present home adjoining the town of Jeffersonville, with which is connected a farm of one hundred acres and one of the most beautiful country homes in the county. While in active farm life he has made a specialty of stock raising, breeding and handling Shorthorn cattle and Jersey Red hogs.

Mr. Hire was married in 1869 to Angeline Brock, the daughter of Jackson and Sarah (Little) Brock. Mr. Hire has been a life-long Democrat and in his younger days was active in political matters. He served on the school board of his township and was president of the board for several years. At the present time he is serving as trustee of Jefferson township, and in this capacity is furthering the interests of his fellow citizens in every possible way. He and his wife are loyal and consistent members of the Methodist Protestant church, in whose welfare they are interested and to whose support they are generous contributors.

HON. HORACE LANGDON HADLEY.

An enumeration of the representative citizens of Ohio who have won recognition and success for themselves and at the same time conferred honor on their community, would be incomplete were there failure to make definite mention of the gentleman whose name introduces this review, Hon. Horace L. Hadley, whose name is a familiar one in this section of the state, where he has held worthy prestige in legal and political circles. He has been distinctively a man of affairs, wielding a wide influence among those with whom he has associated, ever having the welfare of his community at heart and doing what he could to aid in its progress and development. He firmly believes

the old Buckeye state to be one of the most attractive, progressive and prosperous of any in the Union and it has always been due to such men as Mr. Hadley that she could justly claim a high order of citizenship and a spirit of enterprise which conserved consecutive development and marked advancement along all lines of upbuilding. Mr. Hadley early achieved a splendid record at the bar and through the subsequent years he enjoyed an acknowledged standing in the front ranks of the legal fraternity, being connected, as counsel, with much of the more important litigation in the courts of Fayette and neighboring counties. In discussions of the principles of law, Mr. Hadley has always been noted for clearness of statement and candor, his zeal for a client never leading him to urge an argument which in his judgment is not in harmony with the law. By a straightforward, honorable course, he built up a large and lucrative legal business, and financially has been successful above the average of his calling.

Horace L. Hadley comes of sterling old Yankee stock, having been born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, on May 7, 1837, and is a son of Winthrop and Sybil (Worthen) Hadley. The subject's paternal grandparents were Daniel and Hannah (Ordway) Hadley, whose children were Lydia, Hannah, Daniel, Joseph, David, Dorcas. Samuel, John. Mary, Keziah, Cynthia, Betsy and Winthrop (father of the subject). By a prior marriage, to Mehitabel Whittaker, Daniel Hadley had two children, Tamar and Mehitabel. On the maternal side, the subject's grandparents were Deacon Joseph and Hannahı (Meacham) Worthen, to whom were born four sons and four daughters, namely, Sybil, Hannah, Sallie, Mary, Moses, Joseph, Amos and Samuel.

Horace L. Hadley is indebted to the common schools of his home neighborhood for his elementary education, which he supplemented by attending the private academy conducted by Daniel G. Beede, at Center Sandwich. Having early determined to adopt the legal profession as his life work, in 1860 he began the study of law in the office and under the direction of Sidney C. Bancroft, of Salem, Massachusetts. He was thus engaged at the outbreak of the Civil War, when, feeling that his country's necessity superseded all personal ambitions, he laid aside his books and, on August 26, 1862, enlisted in Company C, Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He served with this regiment until it was mustered out in July, 1863, at Wenham, Massachusetts. On September 16, 1862, while the Fifth Regiment was in camp at Wenham, Mr. Hadley was admitted to the bar and, securing a furlough, he went to Newburyport, where the court was then in session, and took the oath as an attorney and counselor at law. Mr. Hadley's mili

tary service was characterized by duty faithfully and uncomplainingly performed and after his return from the army he entered at once upon the active practice of law at Danvers, Massachusetts. He was successful, but, desiring a wider field for the exercise of his talents, in April, 1870, he came to Washington C. H., Ohio, arriving here on April 8th. He at once opened an office and his abilities were soon recognized by his new-found professional brethren. Four years after locating here, Mr. Hadley formed a professional partnership with Judge Maynard, an association which was maintained from October 1, 1874, to May 1, 1885. As stated before, Mr. Hadley was successful both in the practice of his profession and also in business affairs of a private nature, so that during the past few years he has to a considerable extent relinquished his professional labors and is giving his attention chiefly to his real estate interests, a part of his holding being four valuable farms in the vicinity of Washington C. H.

On September 1, 1868, Mr. Hadley married Sarah Elizabeth Emerson, who was born in Danvers, Massachusetts, January 5, 1846, the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Batchelder) Emerson, of Danvers, and a granddaughter of Col. John Batchelder, who served in the War of the Revolution; on the paternal side, she was a granddaughter of Darius and Sarah (Thomas) Emerson. To Mr. and Mrs. Hadley were born the following children : Olive Batchelder, born May 11, 1879, was married on May 11, 1903, to William E. Springer, of Washington C. H., Ohio, and they have two children, Elizabeth Louise and Wilhelmina. The subject's other child, Harry Lawrence Hadley, is a minister of the Episcopal church, having charge of a parish at Martin's Ferry, Ohio; he remains unmarried.

In his political affiliations, Mr. Hadley is a strong Republican and for many years has been a conspicuous figure in the councils of his party. His ability and services were recognized and in October, 1881, he was elected a member of the Legislature, his term commencing on January 1st following. In October, 1883, he was re-elected and served until the close of the session of 1885, a period of four years, during which he ever stood for such measures as promised to be of the greatest benefit to the people generally. In 1900 and 1901 Mr. Hadley served as city solicitor of Washington C. H., and was also a member of the city council for one term.

Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Hadley have long been active and earnest members of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Hadley is a retired deacon. Fraternally, he is a member of Temple Lodge No. 227, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also belongs to the encampment branch of that order. He