Daniel Hale (died September 2, 1821) was an American

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politician.

Life

After the

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, he settled in

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, and became a merchant. About 1783, he married Catharina Dyckman, and they had several children. He was

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from 1798 to 1801, and from 1810 to 1811. Hale died in Albany on September 2, 1821.

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Daniel Hale
at New York State Museum

at The Political Graveyard (gives wrong year for beginning of his first term as Secretary of State) 1821 deaths Secretaries of State of New York (state) Year of birth missing {{NewYork-politician-stub