James Tracy Hale

James Tracy Hale (October 14, 1810 – April 6, 1865) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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James T. Hale
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded bySamuel Steel Blair
Succeeded byStephen Fowler Wilson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byAllison White
Succeeded byJoseph Bailey
Personal details
Born(1810-10-14)October 14, 1810
Towanda, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 6, 1865(1865-04-06) (aged 54)
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Biography

James T. Hale was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He was appointed president judge of the twentieth judicial district in 1851.

Hale was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses and as an Independent Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Claims during the Thirty-eighth Congress. He died in Bellefonte in 1865. Interment in City Cemetery.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "James Tracy Hale (id: H000032)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Allison White		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district
1859–1863		 Succeeded by
Joseph Bailey
Preceded by
Samuel S. Blair		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
1863–1865		 Succeeded by
Stephen F. Wilson


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