Levi Haile (May 1797 – July 14, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a justice of the

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from June 1835 until his death July 1854. Born in

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in May 1797, Haile graduated at

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in 1821 and returned to Warren to work as a lawyer. He represented the town in the

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from 1824 to 1835 when he was elected as Associate Justice in 1835. He continued serving as a supreme court judge until his death in 1854.Stephen O. Edwards, "The Supreme Court of Rhode Island", in

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, et al., eds., ''The Green Bag'', Vol. 2. (1890), p. 534. As Justice of the Peace in 1832 he heard an extradition case for a high-profile murder. He was a leader of the Constitutional Party and then a Whig. Alfred Bosworth studied law under him. Haile was married twice, first to Ann on April 5, 1824, and later to Phebe Elvira Tanner, with whom he raised seven children, two of whom survived to adulthood. Haile died of

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, after an illness of 24 hours, in his home in Warren. In 1975 the state historical preservation commission wrote about his house in an area report. His family lands are now part of a land trust.

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