He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.

Badgley was born in Ernestown Township, Ontario, Canada, and apprenticed in Toronto.

Slocum Hall, on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Badgley died at his home at Springbrook Farm in Willoughby in 1917 and is buried at Victoria Cemetery in St. Catharines, Ontario.

[4] Works by Badgley that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and likely preserved, include:[5]