James H. Hawley

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James H. Hawley
James H. Hawley
In office
January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Lieutenant Lewis H. Sweetser
Preceded by James H. Brady
Succeeded by John M. Haines
In office
July 18, 1903 – July 20, 1905
Preceded by Moses Alexander
Succeeded by James A. Pinney
Born January 17, 1847(1847-01-17)
Dubuque, Iowa
Died August 3, 1929 (aged 82)
Boise, Idaho
Political party Democratic
Spouse Mary E. Bullock
Residence Boise
Profession Attorney
Religion Roman Catholic

James Henry Hawley (b. January 17, 1847, Dubuque, Iowa – died August 3, 1929, Boise, Idaho) was Governor of Idaho from 1911 until 1913. Hawley also served as mayor of Boise from 1903 to 1905.

In 1893, James Hawley suggested to Coeur d'Alene area miners that they should form a federation for protection from the mine owners.[1] More than a decade later he would be on the other side, seeking to destroy that very federation.

In 1907, Hawley joined William Borah as prosecution attorneys in a trial of leaders of the Western Federation of Miners, charged with conspiracy in the 1905 assassination of Frank Steunenberg, the former governor of Idaho. Harry Orchard had been detained for the crime, and Pinkerton Agent James McParland handled the investigation and arrests of the union leaders. All were acquitted or had charges dropped; Orchard, however, was convicted and sentenced to hang. His sentence was commuted to life in an Idaho prison.

In 1920 Hawley published the four-volume History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains, an expansive history and collection of biographical sketches.

James Hawley died in 1929, aged 82.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Big Trouble, J. Anthony Lukas, 1997, page 104.
Preceded by
Moses Alexander		 Mayor of Boise, Idaho
1903–1905		 Succeeded by
James A. Pinney
Preceded by
James H. Brady		 Governor of Idaho
January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913		 Succeeded by
John M. Haines
Preceded by
Pre-17th Amendment		 Democratic Party nominee, U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Idaho
United States Senate election, 1914 (lost)		 Succeeded by
John F. Nugent
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