William Hale (politician)

William Hale ( born August 6 1765 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; † November 8, 1848 in Dover, New Hampshire ) was an American politician. Between 1809 and 1811, and again from 1813 to 1817, he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Hale attended the public schools of his home. After that he became a merchant and ship owner. At the same time he was also interested in politics. He was a member of the Federalist Party, founded by Alexander Hamilton. Between 1796 and 1800 he sat in the Senate of New Hampshire; 1803-1805 he served on the senior staff of the Governor.

In the congressional elections of 1808, which were held all across the state, Hale was for the third parliamentary seat from New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1809, to succeed Francis Gardner of the Democratic- Republican Party. Until March 3, 1811, he was initially able to complete a term in Congress. Then his seat fell to Obed Hall. But he could regain his mandate and in 1817 two more legislatures spend between 4 March 1813 to 3 March in Congress already at the next election in 1812. This period was the biggest part of the British -American War, during which the British occupied the meantime Washington.

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives William Hale is no longer politically have appeared. He died on November 8, 1848 in Dover, and was also buried there.