Robert Hale (politician)

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Robert Hale

Robert S. Hale (born November 29, 1889 in Portland , Maine , †  November 30, 1976 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1943 and 1959 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Hale was a cousin of Frederick Hale (1874-1963), who represented the state of Maine in the US Senate between 1917 and 1940 . Robert attended public schools in his home country including Portland High School , which he graduated from in 1906. He then studied until 1910 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick and then until 1912 at the University of Oxford in England . After studying law at Harvard University and being admitted to the bar, he began practicing his new profession in Portland from 1917 to 1942. This time was interrupted by the First World War, in which he participated between 1917 and 1919 as a lieutenant in the US Army .

Hale was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1923 and 1930 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Maine ; he was President of the House in 1929 and 1930, succeeding Burleigh Martin . In 1942 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington as his party's candidate in the first constituency of Maine. There he took over from James C. Oliver on January 3, 1943 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1959 . During this time the Second World War ended . In addition, the Korean War took place at that time and the Cold War began . At that time the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was discussed and passed in Congress. This amendment limited the presidential term of office.

In the elections of 1958, Hale was defeated by his predecessor Oliver, who had since converted to the Democratic Party . He then practiced as a lawyer in Washington, where he died on November 30, 1976.

Web links

  • Robert Hale in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hale, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hale, Robert S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Portland , Maine
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1976
Place of death Washington, DC