Samuel Whitney Hale (April 2, 1823 – October 16, 1891) was an American manufacturer and
Republican
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politician in the
U.S. state
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of
New Hampshire
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. He served as a member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives and as the 39th
governor of New Hampshire
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.
Early life and career
Hale was born in
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
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, the son of Samuel and Saloma Hale. He attended public schools in Fitchburg before moving to
Dublin, New Hampshire
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History
In 1749, the Masonian proprietors granted the town as "Monadnock No. ...
in 1845 to work in furniture manufacturing. Hale moved to
Keene, New Hampshire
Keene is a city in, and the seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,047 at the 2020 census, down from 23,409 at the 2010 census.
Keene is home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England. I ...
around 1859 to continue working in the furniture making business, eventually becoming head of the South Keene Chair Manufacturing Company and the Ashuelot Furniture Company. His success in the furniture manufacturing business enabled him to expand his interests, which grew to include banks, railroads and several other ventures.
In 1866, he was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he served until 1867. He served on the
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from 1869 to 1871. In 1880, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Hale was elected as the 39th Governor of New Hampshire in 1883. After serving one term, he retired from his political career and returned to his business ventures.
Hale died at his brother's home in
Brooklyn
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on October 16, 1891, and is interred in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Keene.
Personal life
Hale married Emelia M. Hay on June 13, 1850. They had two children, William Samuel Hale and Mary Louise Hale.
References
Further reading
* "Message of His Excellency S.W. Hale, Governor of New Hampshire, to the Two Branches of the Legislature, June Session, 1883", published by New Hampshire Governor in 1883.
External links
Hale at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources
1823 births
1891 deaths
Republican Party governors of New Hampshire
Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire
19th-century American politicians
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