Preceded by Charles E. Wolverton Parents John Hailey Role Judge | Name Thomas Hailey Spouse(s) Maude G. Beach Succeeded by Robert Eakin | |
Appointed by George Earle Chamberlain Died March 6, 1908, Portland, Oregon, United States Education Washington and Lee University, University of Washington | ||
Thomas G. Hailey (1865–1908) was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 35th Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. Prior to appointment to Oregon’s high court he served as a district attorney in Eastern Oregon and as mayor of Pendleton, Oregon.
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Early life
Born in La Grande, Oregon on July 13, 1865, Thomas Hailey was the son of Louisa M. Griffin and John Hailey. After his birth the family moved to Boise, Idaho where Thomas received his primary education before he attended the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington (at the time both Washington and Idaho were territories). Also in Idaho Thomas’ father John was a politician, stage coach entrepreneur, the namesake for Hailey, Idaho, and served in Congress. Thomas also then attended Washington and Lee University before returning to Pendleton.
Legal career
From 1889 until 1905 Hailey practiced law in Pendleton, where he also married in 1892 to Maude G. Beach. The couple would have two daughters. Hailey served as both a district attorney in Pendleton for Oregon’s 6th Judicial District and as mayor of the town as a Democrat. In 1903, the Governor of Oregon appointed him to a committee to help devise new laws concerning water rights in the state.
On December 5, 1905, Hailey was appointed by Oregon Governor George Earle Chamberlain to the Oregon Supreme Court to replace Charles E. Wolverton who had resigned to take a federal court position. Hailey did not win election to a full six-year term and left the court on January 15, 1907.
Later life
After his time on the Supreme Court Thomas G. Hailey moved to Portland, Oregon, where he died on March 6, 1908.