William Hale | |
Office: | Michigan Attorney General |
Term Start: | 1851 |
Term End: | 1854 |
Governor: | John S. Barry Robert McClelland Andrew Parsons |
Predecessor: | George V. N. Lothrop |
Successor: | Jacob M. Howard |
State Senate2: | Michigan |
District2: | 1st |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1845 |
Term End2: | 1846 |
Birth Date: | 1809 |
Birth Place: | Oneida County, New York |
Death Date: | 1874 (aged 64-65) |
Death Place: | California |
Spouse: | Susan |
Children: | 4 |
Party: | Democratic |
William Hale (18091874) was a Michigan politician and attorney.
Hale was born in 1809 in Oneida County, New York.[1]
In 1836, Hale moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was admitted to the bar that same year.[1] Hale was first elected as a member of the Michigan Senate from the 1st district on November 4, 1844. He served in this position from January 6, 1845 to 1846. Hale then served as a prosecuting attorney from 1846 to 1849. Hale was the Michigan Attorney General from 1851 to 1854.[1] In 1856, Hale was a delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan.[2]
Hale was married to Susan. Together they had four children.[1]
Hale moved to San Francisco, California in 1862. He died in California in 1874.[1]