Porter H. Dale
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Porter Hinman Dale was a member of both the United States House of Representatives
and later the United States Senate
from Vermont
.
in 1867.
Dale attended public schools in his hometown and went on to study at Eastman Business College
. Later he studied in Philadelphia and Boston
and spent two years in study with a Shakespearean scholar and actor.
Upon completion of his education, he taught school at the Green Mountain Seminary
in Waterbury, Vermont
, and at Bates College
in Lewiston, Maine
. Dale then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1896; he practiced in his hometown of Island Pond, Vermont
.
Dale served as chief deputy collector of customs at Island Pond from 1897 to 1910, when he resigned and was appointed judge of the Brighton municipal court.
Dale was elected to the Vermont Senate
in 1910 and served two two-year terms. Dale later served in the State militia and as colonel on the staff of the Governor of Vermont
involved in the lumber, electric, and banking businesses.
Dale was first elected as a Republican
Representative of Vermont's Second Congressional District to the Sixty-fourth United States Congress and served from March 4, 1915. He served through the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh United States Congresses until August 11, 1923, when he resigned to become a candidate for the United States Senate
. Dale served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury during the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses.
Dale was elected as a to the United States Senate
on November 6, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William P. Dillingham
during the term ending March 4, 1927. Dale was reelected in 1926, and again in 1932, and served from November 7, 1923, until his death at his summer home in Westmore, Vermont
in 1933. He had served as chairman of the Committee on Civil Service (Sixty-ninth through Seventy-second Congresses). He was buried in Lakeside Cemetery in his hometown of Island Pond.
Dale was known as being a passionate Boston sports fan and so is his family that lives on today, especially Zachary A. Dale.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and later the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
.
Early life and career
Dale was born in Island Pond, VermontIsland Pond, Vermont
Island Pond is a census-designated place in the town of Brighton in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census...
in 1867.
Dale attended public schools in his hometown and went on to study at Eastman Business College
Eastman Business College
The Eastman Business College was a business school located in Poughkeepsie, New York.It was founded in 1859 by Harvey G. Eastman, and was for a time one of the largest commercial schools in the United States....
. Later he studied in Philadelphia and Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and spent two years in study with a Shakespearean scholar and actor.
Upon completion of his education, he taught school at the Green Mountain Seminary
Green Mountain Seminary
Green Mountain Seminary is a historic place off VT 100 in Waterbury Center, Vermont.The seminary building was largely constructed around 1869 as a co-educational Free Will Baptist school. The Waterbury site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978...
in Waterbury, Vermont
Waterbury, Vermont
Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont, in the United States. It is also the name of a village within that town. The population was 4,915 at the 2000 census.-Economy:-Industry:...
, and at Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
. Dale then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1896; he practiced in his hometown of Island Pond, Vermont
Island Pond, Vermont
Island Pond is a census-designated place in the town of Brighton in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census...
.
Dale served as chief deputy collector of customs at Island Pond from 1897 to 1910, when he resigned and was appointed judge of the Brighton municipal court.
Dale was elected to the Vermont Senate
Vermont Senate
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-member districts, three three-member districts, and one...
in 1910 and served two two-year terms. Dale later served in the State militia and as colonel on the staff of the Governor of Vermont
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
involved in the lumber, electric, and banking businesses.
Dale was first elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Representative of Vermont's Second Congressional District to the Sixty-fourth United States Congress and served from March 4, 1915. He served through the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh United States Congresses until August 11, 1923, when he resigned to become a candidate for the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. Dale served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury during the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses.
Dale was elected as a to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on November 6, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William P. Dillingham
William P. Dillingham
William Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools...
during the term ending March 4, 1927. Dale was reelected in 1926, and again in 1932, and served from November 7, 1923, until his death at his summer home in Westmore, Vermont
Westmore, Vermont
Westmore is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county...
in 1933. He had served as chairman of the Committee on Civil Service (Sixty-ninth through Seventy-second Congresses). He was buried in Lakeside Cemetery in his hometown of Island Pond.
Dale was known as being a passionate Boston sports fan and so is his family that lives on today, especially Zachary A. Dale.