Career
Hadley was appointed a cadet in the East India Company"s service in 1763, and gained his first commission in the Bengal Presidency on 19 June of that year. He became lieutenant on 5 February 1764, and captain on 26 July 1760. Hadley retired from the service on 4 December 1771.
He returned to England, though it is not known exactly when.
He was of assistance to the self-taught orientalist William Price, whom he introduced to William Ouseley. Hadley died on 10 September 1798 in Gloucester Street, Queen Square, London.
