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.
Early in 1950, Governor Thomas E. Dewey announced he would not seek another term as governor. Hanley was the leading candidate to succeed him. Then Dewey decided to run after all and was reelected. For the record, Hanley claimed he had bowed out of the campaign voluntarily to clear the way for Dewey. But, in a "Dear King" letter to W. Kingsland Macy, Hanley said Dewey had persuaded him to run for United States Senate instead, and had promised him a state job if he lost the race.[4] He lost the senate race and was appointed special counsel to the State Division of Veterans' Affairs.[5]
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^"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.
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hanley, joseph, rhodes, hanley, 1876, september, 1961, american, lawyer, preacher, politician, served, lieutenant, governor, york, from, 1943, 1950, hanleylieutenant, governor, yorkin, office, actingdecember, 1942, december, 1942governorcharles, polettiprecede. 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 Joe HanleyLieutenant Governor of New YorkIn office ActingDecember 3 1942 December 31 1942GovernorCharles PolettiPreceded byCharles PolettiSucceeded byThomas W WallaceIn office ActingJuly 17 1943 November 2 1943GovernorThomas E DeweyPreceded byThomas W WallaceSucceeded byHimselfIn office November 2 1943 December 31 1950GovernorThomas E DeweyPreceded byHimself acting Succeeded byFrank C MooreMember of the New York Senate from the 44th districtIn office January 1 1932 December 31 1943Preceded byJohn KnightSucceeded byAustin W ErwinMember of the New York State Assembly from the Wyoming districtIn office January 1 1927 December 31 1931Preceded byWebb A JoinerSucceeded byHarold C OstertagPersonal detailsBornJoseph Rhodes HanleyMay 30 1876Davenport Iowa U S DiedSeptember 4 1961 aged 85 Warsaw New York U S Political partyRepublicanAlma materState University of Iowa LLB Iowa Wesleyan University MDiv Military serviceBranch service United States ArmyBattles warsSpanish American War Contents 1 Early life and education 1 1 Military service 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editHanley was born in Davenport Iowa and raised in Muscatine Iowa He earned a law degree from the State University of Iowa He later earned a Master of Divinity from Iowa Wesleyan University 2 Military service edit 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 editAfter 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 Thomas W Wallace died on July 17 1943 Hanley again became acting lieutenant governor In the 1943 New York state election he defeated Democrat William N Haskell in a special election for lieutenant governor He was reelected in 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 Thomas E Dewey announced he would not seek another term as governor Hanley was the leading candidate to succeed him Then Dewey decided to run after all and was reelected For the record Hanley claimed he had bowed out of the campaign voluntarily to clear the way for Dewey But in a Dear King letter to W Kingsland Macy Hanley said Dewey had persuaded him to run for United States Senate instead and had promised him a state job if he lost the race 4 He lost the senate race and was appointed special counsel to the State Division of Veterans Affairs 5 References edit 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 amp NYC s News Source Newsday NEW YORK Postscript Time 15 January 1951 via content time com External links editNew York State AssemblyPreceded byWebb A Joiner New York State Assembly Wyoming County1927 1931 Succeeded byHarold C OstertagNew York State SenatePreceded byJohn Knight New York State Senate 44th District1932 1943 Succeeded byAustin W ErwinPolitical officesPreceded byPerley A Pitcher Temporary President of the New York State Senate1939 1943 Succeeded byBenjamin F FeinbergPreceded byCharles Poletti Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting1942 Succeeded byThomas W WallacePreceded byThomas W Wallace Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting1943 Succeeded byHimselfPreceded byHimself Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York1943 1950 Succeeded byFrank C MooreParty political officesPreceded byJohn Foster Dulles 1949 Republican Nominee for U S Senator from New York Class 3 1950 Succeeded byJacob K Javits 1956 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe R Hanley amp oldid 1141639946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
