Jeffery Hale (April 19, 1803 – November 13, 1864) was a
philanthropist
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in
Lower Canada
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.
Biography
The son of
Elizabeth Frances Amherst and
John Hale,
he was born in
Quebec City
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and was educated in
England
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. Hale served in the
Royal Navy
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from the age of 14 until he was 24, when he returned to Lower Canada to assist his father, who was suffering from poor health, as receiver general for the province. Although Hale temporarily replaced his father, he did not secure the post of receiver general after his father died. He became involved in various charitable organizations and
Anglican
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religious societies. In 1833, he established the first
English
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Sunday school
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at Quebec City. Hale was a director of the British and Canadian School Society of the District of Quebec and he also provided funds for the establishment and maintenance of other schools. He was a founder of the Quebec Provident and Savings Bank, and also aided in the founding of
Mount Hermon Cemetery
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in
Sillery.
Hale died in England at
Tunbridge Wells
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in
Kent
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at the age of 61 and he is buried in Woodbury Park Cemetery.
In his will, he provided funds for the establishment of a hospital, the
Jeffrey Hale - St Brigid's Hospital.
References
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1803 births
1864 deaths
Canadian philanthropists
People from Quebec City
19th-century philanthropists
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian people of English descent