Education
Harrow School; University of Oxford.
Tennis player vicar curate Rural Dean
Harrow School; University of Oxford.
Hartley lost in 37 minutes in the 1881 Gentleman"s Singles final, to William Renshaw, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6. This was the shortest final on record and it was reported that Hartley was suffering from an attack of "English cholera". Hartley did not compete in the 1882 championships and made a final return at the 1883 championships, losing in the second round to Herbert Wilberforce.
Hartley married Alice Margaret Lascelles, a granddaughter of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, in 1875.
They had no children. In 1926, at the Golden Jubilee championships, Hartley was presented with a silver medal by Queen Mary, as one of thirty-four surviving champions.
Hartley was the vicar of Burneston and died at the age of 86 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire. Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up).