George N. Dale
George N. Dale | |
|---|---|
State's Attorney of Essex County, Vermont | |
| In office 1857–1860 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Hartshorn |
| Succeeded by | Oscar F. Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1834 Porter Hinman Dale ) |
| Profession | Attorney |
George N. Dale (February 19, 1834 – January 29, 1903) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as the
Early life
George Needham Dale was born in Fairfax, Vermont on February 19, 1834.[4] He was raised in Waitsfield and attended Thetford Academy.[5] He studied law with Paul Dillingham and became an attorney. Dale settled in Essex County, first in Guildhall, and later in Island Pond.[6]
Political career
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In 1861, Dale was appointed Deputy U.S. Collector of Customs in Island Pond, and he served until 1866.[8]
From 1866 to 1870, Dale served in the Vermont Senate, and was Senate President from 1869 to 1870.[9]
Dale won election as Lieutenant Governor in 1870 and served the two years then available under the provisions of the Mountain Rule.[10][11][12]
From 1872 to 1882, he again served as Deputy Collector of Customs in Island Pond.[13]
In 1885, Dale became President of the Vermont Bar Association, serving until 1886.[14]
Dale returned to the Vermont House in 1892, and he served in the Vermont Senate for the second time from 1894 to 1896.[15]
In 1901, Dale was appointed
Personal life
Dale married Helen Hinman in 1863 and had three children (one son,
References
- ^ Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties, Vermont, by William Hartley Jeffrey, 1904, page 3
- ^ Official Congressional Directory, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919, pages 115 to 116
- ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Record for Porter Hinman Dale, accessed January 2, 2012
- ^ One Thousand Men, by Dorman B. E. Kent, 1914, page 54
- ^ a b Vermont History
- ^ Necrology entry, George N. Dale, published in Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society for 1903-04, 1905, pages 41 to 42
- ^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, page 92
- ^ Sketch of the Life of Hon. Timothy Hinman, by Norman Williams Bingham, 1892, page 34
- ^ Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont, edited by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pages 245 to 247
- ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State, by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, page 47
- ^ Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 1
- ^ General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-2008 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, 2011, page 12
- ^ A History of Guildhall, Vermont, edited by Everett Chamberlin Benton, 1886, pages 229 to 230
- ^ Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889, edited by William Adams, 1889, pages 104 to 105
- ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1894, page 340
- ^ Sources for the Study of Canadian-American Relations, edited by Michael P. Chaney, University of Vermont Bailey/Howe Library, 1986, page 16
