Résumé

Concrete Engineer, United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, c. 1918.

Engineer, Portland Cement Company, 1921-1940s.

Principal, Homer M. Hadley Consulting Engineer, 1947-c. 1952. In 1951, Hadley maintained his office at 1506 Westlake Avenue, Room #907. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1951, p. 506.)

Partner, Hadley and Hadley, Consulting Engineers, c. 1953- . In 1953, Hadley and Hadley continued to have its office in Room #907 of the Seaboard Building. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1953, p. 546.)

Three years coursework in engineering, University of Washington, Seattle,

Relocation

Hadley lived with his parents and maternal grandfather in a residence at 2206 Maplewood Avenue, Toledo, OH. According to a US Passport application of 09/1923, he had lived in Vancouver, BC, Canada, between 1911-1916. Hadley, c. 1918, maintained a residence at 5518 Holly Street in Seattle, WA, but worked for the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation in Philadelphia, PA, during World War I. He continued to live on Holly Street in 1920, residing here with his wife and young daughter. The US Census of 1920 noted that he worked as a civil engineer for a public agency. The 1923 passport application indicated that he intended to engage in engineering projects for six years in Japan and other countries, presumably in Asia. (It is possible that this application was in error, and that he planned on a business trip/vacation in Japan and other Asian countries for only six months.) He had reservations on the S.S. President Grant, sailing from Seattle on 10/05/1923.

In 1930, Hadley and his family lived at 5581 Holly Street in Seattle, WA. At this time, Homer Hadley's 75-year-old mother, Elizabeth (born c. 1854 in NY) lived in the household, as did Margaret's sister, Ruth Floyd, (born c. 1891 in MA).

In 1951-1953, Homer M. Hadley lived at 807 SW 207th Place in Seattle, WA. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1951, p. 506 and Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1953, p. 546.)

Hadley had his last residence located in the 98166 zip code of Seattle, WA.

Parents

His father, George W. C. Hadley (born c. 01/1853 in Philadelphia, PA) worked in the dental supply business in 1900. George's parents came NY and PA. His mother, Elizabeth More Hadley, (born 07/1856 in NJ), managed the household. George and Elizabeth married c. 1854. Her father, David L. More, (born 06/1814 in NY), worked as a broker.

Spouse

Homer Hadley married Margaret Sarah Floyd (born c. 1889 in MA) on 06/01/1913 in Spokane County, WA. Her parents were both English-speaking Canadians by birth.

Children

Homer and Margaret Hadley had two children, Eleanor (born c. 1916 in WA) and Richard H. Hadley (08/02/1921-03/19/2002). Richard formed an engineering partnership with his father, Hadley and Hadley, in the early 1950s, and lived in Seattle, WA, at the end of his life.

Hadley worked with Lacey V. Murrow, Director of the Washington State Highway Department, to design the first floating bridge over Lake Washington. It was also the first floating bridge anywhere in the world. Hadley also designed a number of other roadway/bridge innovations, including a road paving machine, introduced in the mid-1930s, and the first concrete box-girder bridge, the Mashall Bridge (Pierce County Bridge #24164-A) near Eatonville, WA. The second U.S. Interstate 90 floating bridge, opened in 1989, was named in Homer M. Hadley's honor. SSN: 531-09-1780.

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