Fletcher Hale
| Fletcher Hale | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district | |
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In office March 4, 1925 – October 22, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | William Nathaniel Rogers |
| Succeeded by | William Nathaniel Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 22, 1883 Portland, Cumberland County Maine, USA |
| Died |
October 22, 1931 (aged 48) Brooklyn Naval Hospital Brooklyn, Kings County New York, USA |
| Resting place |
Union Cemetery Laconia, Belknap County New Hampshire, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Norma Armstrong Hale |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College Harvard University |
| Occupation |
Lawyer Politician |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Fletcher Hale (January 22, 1883 – October 22, 1931) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New Hampshire.
Early life
Born in Portland, Maine, Hale attended the public schools there. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1905. He studied law at Harvard University[1] and was admitted to the bar in 1908 . He began to practice in Littleton, then moved to Laconia in 1912 and continued the practice of his profession.
Career
Hale served as city solicitor of Laconia in 1915 and as solicitor for Belknap County from 1915 to 1920. Hale was member of the board of education from 1916-1925 and was chairman 1918-1925. He was a delegate to the New Hampshire constitutional convention in 1918 and a member of the New Hampshire Tax Commission 1920-1925.
Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth congress and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses; Hale served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1925, until his death.[2]
Death
Hale died of pneumonia and cerebral embollism in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on October 22, 1931. He is interred at Union Cemetery, Laconia, New Hampshire.[3]
Family life
Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale, he married Alice N. Armstrong on March 29, 1913.
References
- ↑ Harvard Alumni Directory. 1919. p. 299. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Dodge, Andrew R.; Koed, Betty K. (eds.). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, Inclusive. Government Printing Office. pp. 1172–1173. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Spencer, Thomas E. Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1998 - Reference. p. 222. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
External links
- United States Congress. "Fletcher Hale (id: H000030)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Nathaniel Rogers |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district 1925-1931 |
Succeeded by William Nathaniel Rogers |