the reverend william james hadden, jr. (june 2, 1921 – june 14, 1995) was a protestant minister of the christian church (disciples of christ) and a priest of the episcopal church (united states) he was also at different times both a military chaplain (both in the us navy and the us army), and a university chaplain. he also served as a politician and community leader in pitt county, north carolina, and worked for the desegregation of greenville, north carolina.