Robert S. Hale
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Robert Safford Hale was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Chelsea, Vermont
, Hale attended South Royalton (Vermont) Academy, and was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1842. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Elizabethtown, New York
, in 1847. He served as judge of Essex County 1856-1864.
He was appointed a regent of the University of New York, New York City, in 1859.
He served as special counsel of the United States charged with the defense of the "abandoned and captured property claims" 1868-1870 and as Agent and counsel for the United States before the American and British Mixed Commission under the treaty of Washington 1871-1873.
Hale was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-ninth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Orlando Kellogg and served from December 3, 1866, to March 3, 1867.
Hale was elected to the Forty-third
Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Forty-third Congress).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1874.
He was appointed a commissioner of the State survey April 29, 1876, in which capacity he was serving when he died in Elizabethtown, New York
, on December 14, 1881. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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Born in Chelsea, Vermont
Chelsea, Vermont
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, Hale attended South Royalton (Vermont) Academy, and was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1842. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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and commenced practice in Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,315 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Essex County is a hamlet also called Elizabethtown. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler....
, in 1847. He served as judge of Essex County 1856-1864.
He was appointed a regent of the University of New York, New York City, in 1859.
He served as special counsel of the United States charged with the defense of the "abandoned and captured property claims" 1868-1870 and as Agent and counsel for the United States before the American and British Mixed Commission under the treaty of Washington 1871-1873.
Hale was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Thirty-ninth
39th United States Congress
The Thirty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Orlando Kellogg and served from December 3, 1866, to March 3, 1867.
Hale was elected to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Forty-third Congress).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1874.
He was appointed a commissioner of the State survey April 29, 1876, in which capacity he was serving when he died in Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,315 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Essex County is a hamlet also called Elizabethtown. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler....
, on December 14, 1881. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.