Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-19
The lATE HENRY HALE.

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From the st. Paul Pioneer Press OF Dec. lO.]
The somewhat imperfect sketch of the
late Henry Hale which appeared in the
Pioneer Press of Dec. 8 is supplemented
by the more detailed biography prepared
by an intimate friend of Judge Hale:
Mr.. Hale was born in Chelsea, VT,
June 81, 1914. He died at his residence
in this city Dec. Z, 1890. He came of old
New England stock. His paternal
grandfather, Nathan Hale, was a colonel
in the American army during the war of
the Revolution. HIS father, Harry Hale,
was a native of New Hampshire, but re-
moved to Vermont at an early day,
where he became a prominent and we'll
known citizen, and was for several years
bank commissioner for the State.
q. Mr.. Hale's mother was Phebe Adams,
also a native of New Hampshire. The
children of Harry and Phebe Hale were
carefully reared and educated and
trained up to careers of usefulness. one
of the sons, Hon. Robert 5. Hale, now
deceased. was distinguished lawyer of
Essex county. New York, and was for
several terms a member of Congress, and
was counsel for the United States gov
ernment before the mixed commission
for the adjustment of English and Amer
lean claims at the close of the war of the
Rebellion. Another son is the well
known Matthew Hale, an eminent lawyer
of Albany, New York. Another, William
B. Hale, now living, was for thirty years
president of the First National bank of
Northampton, Mass.
The subject of this notice was gradual
ed from the university of Vermont in
the class of 1910. and, after leaving col
lege, studied law for three years under
the instruction of Hon. George p. Marsh,
the renowned scholar and diplomat, and
during this period he was also the editor
of the Burlington (Nt.l Free Press. He
was also during the years lS4l-2-3 secre-
tary of civil and military affairs of the
State. He was admitted to the bar in
1913 and for seven or eight years there
after was engaged in practice in Addison
county, Vt. In the year 1856 he came to
st. Paul, where he continued to reside up
to the time of his death. For some years
he practiced his profession successfully
here in partnership with the late Judge
Z. c. Palmer. In 1864 he retired from
the practice to deyote himself more par
ticularly to transactions in real estate.
His operations were remarkable for good
judgment and sagacity and were of great
value to the city. He erected more than
80 buildings in the city on tracts of land
owned by him, and he died the owner of
most of them, including some of the
choicest property in the city. He was
one of the most respected and substantial
citizens of the city, and on more than one
occasion showed his devotion and loyalty
to it. In the year 1862 he consented to
serve as a member of the board of county
supervisors of Ramsey county, and per-
formed valuable service in bringing about
the retirement of the county and city
|
eral years he was president of the st.
Paul Library association, and so wisely
were it's affairs conducted that at the
close of his administration there was a
balance in the treasury for the first time
in its history. He took deep interest
in the affairs of the library ever after
and that association had no better friend
OF his beneficence to more than one OF
our charitable institutions there is moi
room to speak.
He was a man of strong and rugged
mind, of great good Judgment and force
of character, and of unfinching integrity
He was plain and unassuming in his
manners, and in his intercourse with his
fellow men always frank, open and above
board in everything. His success il
life was attained as the result of his owl
plans and methods. Mr.. Hale was &
man of fine literary taste and culture
Few men had greater fund of informa
ton on literary subjects. He was, up tC
the time of his death, persistent reader