| John Parker Hale | |
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| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 July 30, 1855 – March 3, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Cilley Jared W. Williams |
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| Succeeded by | Charles G. Atherton Aaron H. Cragin |
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| Born | March 31, 1806 Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 1873 (aged 67) Dover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat, Free Soil, Oppositionist, Republican |
| Spouse | Lucy Lambert Hale |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
John Parker Hale (March 31, 1806 – November 19, 1873) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. 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This entry describes a particular political group in the 19th century A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again from 1855 to 1865. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He was a leading member of the Free Soil Party and was its presidential nominee in 1852. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
He was also a prominent member of the Peucinian Society tradition.
Hale was born in Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire, the son of John Parker Hale and Lydia Clarkson O'Brien. Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. Strafford County is a County located in the US state of New Hampshire. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827. Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 Bowdoin College, founded in 1794 is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common After passing the bar examination, Hale lived and practiced law in Dover, New Hampshire; his house is now part of the Woodman Institute, a local museum. A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice Law in a given Jurisdiction. Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. He married Lucy Lambert, the daughter of William Thomas Lambert and Abigail Ricker. In 1834, President Andrew Jackson appointed him to serve as a U.S. Attorney. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and
He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was later elected as a Free Soil candidate to the United States Senate in 1846 and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1853. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He was among the strongest opponents of the Mexican-American War in the Senate and is considered "the first U. S. Senator with an openly anti-slavery (or abolitionist) platform". Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies [1]
Hale was an unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States on the Free Soil ticket in 1852, losing to Democrat Franklin Pierce, a staunch political enemy of Hale's. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Franklin Pierce (November 23 1804 &ndash October 8 1869 was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to (See U.S. presidential election, 1852. The United States presidential election of 1852 was in many ways a replay of the election of 1844. )
He was again elected to the Senate in 1855 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles G. Atherton. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles Gordon Atherton ( July 4, 1804 &ndash November 15, 1853) was a Democratic Representative and Senator He was re-elected in 1859, in total serving from July 30, 1855, to March 3, 1865. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He became a Republican and served as the chair of the Senate Republican Conference until 1862. The Republican conference of the United States Senate chooses a conference chairperson. The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the (currently 49 Republican Senators in the United States Senate. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday
President Lincoln nominated Hale to the post of minister to Spain and he served in that capacity 1865–1869. This is a list of United States Ambassadors to Spain from 1779 to the present day [2]
Interestingly, Hale's daughter Lucy Lambert Hale was betrothed to John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin. Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Booth had a picture of Lucy Hale with him when he was killed in 1865. [3] Today, portraits of President Lincoln and John Hale hang next to each other in the chambers of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the Lower house in the New Hampshire General Court.
John Parker Hale is buried in Dover at the Pine Hill Cemetery.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Charles G. Atherton Edmund Burke Ira A. Eastman John R. Reding Tristram Shaw |
Member from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Served alongside: Edmund Burke, Moses Norris, Jr., John R. Reding |
Succeeded by James H. Johnson Mace Moulton Moses Norris, Jr. |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Cilley |
Senator from New Hampshire (Class 2) March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 Served alongside: Charles G. Atherton, Moses Norris, Jr. |
Succeeded by Charles G. Atherton |
| Preceded by Jared W. Williams |
Senator from New Hampshire (Class 2) July 30, 1855 – March 3, 1865 Served alongside: James Bell, Daniel Clark |
Succeeded by Aaron H. Cragin |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Martin Van Buren |
Free Soil Party presidential candidate 1852 |
Party dissolved |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Gustavus Koerner |
United States Minister to Spain March 10, 1865 – July 29, 1869 |
Succeeded by Daniel Sickles |