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

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


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