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John Parker Hale
Birth: 3-31-1806
Death: 11-19-1873
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Hale, Lucy Hill ()
Biography
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1849; 1849-1853; 1855-1857; 1857-1865
Party: Independent Democrat; Free Soil; Opposition; Republican
HALE, John Parker, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Rochester, Strafford County, N.H., March 31, 1806; received preparatory education at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1827; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Dover, N.H.; member, State house of representatives 1832; appointed by President Andrew Jackson as United States attorney in 1834, and was removed by President John Tyler in 1841; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845); refused to vote for the annexation of Texas, although instructed to do so by the State legislature, which then revoked his renomination; elected as a Free Soil candidate to the United States Senate in 1846 and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1853; unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States on the Free Soil ticket in 1852; again elected to the Senate in 1855 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles G. Atherton; reelected in 1859 and served from July 30, 1855, to March 3, 1865; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses), Committee on the District of Columbia (Thirty-eighth Congress); appointed Minister to Spain 1865-1869; returned to Dover, N.H., and died there November 19, 1873; interment in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Mentioned by FMS in 18611226FMS_LMW1
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 1, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 9,
1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 3,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., March 3,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February
13, 1858
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, February 7,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4,
1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 25, 1852
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 15, 1849
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Biography: Senate Years of Service: 1847-1849; 1849-1853; 1855-1857; 1857-1865
Party: Independent Democrat; Free Soil; Opposition; Republican
HALE, John Parker, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Rochester, Strafford County, N.H., March 31, 1806; received preparatory education at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1827; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Dover, N.H.; member, State house of representatives 1832; appointed by President Andrew Jackson as United States attorney in 1834, and was removed by President John Tyler in 1841; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845); refused to vote for the annexation of Texas, although instructed to do so by the State legislature, which then revoked his renomination; elected as a Free Soil candidate to the United States Senate in 1846 and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1853; unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States on the Free Soil ticket in 1852; again elected to the Senate in 1855 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles G. Atherton; reelected in 1859 and served from July 30, 1855, to March 3, 1865; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses), Committee on the District of Columbia (Thirty-eighth Congress); appointed Minister to Spain 1865-1869; returned to Dover, N.H., and died there November 19, 1873; interment in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Mentioned by FMS in 18611226FMS_LMW1Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h000034Title of Webpage: Biographical Directory of the United States CongressWebsite Viewing Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 11:15Website's Last Modified Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 11:15
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Spouse
Hale, Lucy Hill ()
Biography
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1849; 1849-1853; 1855-1857; 1857-1865 Party: Independent Democrat; Free Soil; Opposition; Republican HALE, John Parker, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Rochester, Strafford County, N.H., March 31, 1806; received preparatory education at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1827; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Dover, N.H.; member, State house of representatives 1832; appointed by President Andrew Jackson as United States attorney in 1834, and was removed by President John Tyler in 1841; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845); refused to vote for the annexation of Texas, although instructed to do so by the State legislature, which then revoked his renomination; elected as a Free Soil candidate to the United States Senate in 1846 and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1853; unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States on the Free Soil ticket in 1852; again elected to the Senate in 1855 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles G. Atherton; reelected in 1859 and served from July 30, 1855, to March 3, 1865; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses), Committee on the District of Columbia (Thirty-eighth Congress); appointed Minister to Spain 1865-1869; returned to Dover, N.H., and died there November 19, 1873; interment in Pine Hill Cemetery. Mentioned by FMS in 18611226FMS_LMW1
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 1, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 9, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 3, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., March 3, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 13, 1858
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, February 7, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 25, 1852
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 15, 1849
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Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1849; 1849-1853; 1855-1857; 1857-1865
Party: Independent Democrat; Free Soil; Opposition; Republican
HALE, John Parker, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Rochester, Strafford County, N.H., March 31, 1806; received preparatory education at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1827; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Dover, N.H.; member, State house of representatives 1832; appointed by President Andrew Jackson as United States attorney in 1834, and was removed by President John Tyler in 1841; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845); refused to vote for the annexation of Texas, although instructed to do so by the State legislature, which then revoked his renomination; elected as a Free Soil candidate to the United States Senate in 1846 and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1853; unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States on the Free Soil ticket in 1852; again elected to the Senate in 1855 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles G. Atherton; reelected in 1859 and served from July 30, 1855, to March 3, 1865; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses), Committee on the District of Columbia (Thirty-eighth Congress); appointed Minister to Spain 1865-1869; returned to Dover, N.H., and died there November 19, 1873; interment in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Mentioned by FMS in 18611226FMS_LMW1
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 11:15
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http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h000034
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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