Salma Hale (March 7, 1787 – November 19, 1866) was an American politician, author, editor, and a

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from

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Early life

Hale was born in Alstead, Cheshire County,

. He became apprentice as a printer at the age of thirteen and in 1805 edited the ''Walpole Political Observatory''. He was a student of law with Roger Vose,

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, and Phineas Handerson.

Career

Hale was appointed clerk of the court of common pleas of Cheshire County. He moved to Keene, Cheshire County

in 1813. In 1814, he served as the secretary to the commission appointed under the

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for determining the northeastern boundary line of the United States. Elected as a

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to the

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, Hale served as

for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1818. After leaving Congress, he was clerk of the

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from 1817 to 1834. He was

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in October 1834. He was a member of the

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in 1823, 1828, and again in 1844. He also served in the

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in 1824, 1825, and again in 1845 and 1846.

Death

Hale died in Somerville, Middlesex County,

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, on November 19, 1866 (age 79 years, 257 days). He is

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at Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County,

Personal life

Hale married Sarah Kellogg King on January 20, 1820, and they had three children, William King, Sarah King, and George Silsbee Hale. He was also the author of a popular early US history textbook, ''History of the United States of America,'' which was published in several editions between 1820 and 1848. The earlier editions of the book used his pseudonym, "A Citizen of Massachusetts." In the 1846 and later editions, his name is printed as the author.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hale, Salma 1787 births 1866 deaths People from Alstead, New Hampshire Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court