John K. Hale
John K. Hale (born 1807) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of John Hale and Mary (Jones) Hale. He was born in the Northern part of the District of Maine, then part of Massachusetts. In 1828, he married a daughter of J. Hall, of Portland, Maine.
Hale studied law with William G. Angel.
Hale removed to Addison, and in 1836 to Hornellsville, both in Steuben County, New York.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Steuben Co., 3rd D.) in 1849.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (26th D.) in 1856 and 1857. Afterwards he removed to Wyandotte County, Kansas and was an attorney for the Kansas Pacific Railway.
His wife's sister Eleanor (1809–1877) was married to the controversial author John Neal (1793–1876).
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 137, 141, 237 and 278; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Pen and Ink Portraits of the Senators, Assemblymen, and State Officers of New York by G. W. Bungay (1857; pg. 31)
- American Biographical Panorama by William Hunt (Albany, 1849; pg. 354f)
- John Augustus Hale (his nephew) transcribed from Kansas: a Cyclopedia of State History etc. (Chicago, 1912)
| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexander H. Stephens |
New York State Assembly Steuben County, 3rd District 1849 |
Succeeded by James Alley |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by Andrew B. Dickinson |
New York State Senate 26th District 1856–1857 |
Succeeded by Truman Boardman |