Hale, John P. (John Parker), 1806-1873

American statesman.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to A. Middleton, 1856 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505990

From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Senate Chamber," to Captain Palmer, 1861 Jan. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503647

U.S. district attorney, U.S. representative and senator from New Hampshire, and U.S. minister to Spain; resident of Dover, N.H.

From the description of John P. Hale autograph letter signed, 1864. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71058762

From the description of Papers, 1822-1885. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963778

John Parker Hale was a United States District Attorney, a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire, a presidential nominee (1852) of the Free Soil Party, and a United States Minister to Spain.

From the description of Hale-Chandler papers, 1777-1873. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237360402

Diplomat and U.S. senator and representative from New Hampshire.

From the description of Letter of John P. Hale, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450712

John Parker Hale was born to John P. Hale and Lydia C. O'Brien, in Rochester, New Hampshire, on March 31, 1806. After attending the Phillips Exeter Academy, Hale graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827. He was admitted to the bar in 1830. He practiced law in Dover, New Hampshire, and served as a United States district attorney between 1834 and 1841. He became an outspoken opponent of slavery, and also held several political offices, first as a Democrat and later as a member of the Free Soil and Republican parties. He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1832), the United States House of Representatives (1843-1844), and the United States Senate (1847-1852 and 1855-1864). He was the Free Soil Party's presidential nominee in 1852. After completing his final term in the United States Senate, he returned to Dover, where he died on November 19, 1873. He and his wife, Lucy Lambert, were married in 1834 and had two children.

From the guide to the John Parker Hale correspondence, Hale, John Parker correspondence, 1833-1856, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)

Lawyer, of Dover, N.H.; U.S. Representative (1843-1845) and Senator (1846-1853, 1855-1865) from New Hampshire; U.S. minister to Spain (1865-1869).

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From the description of John P. Hale letter to H. Barney, 1853 Aug. 20. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 770336909