Background
Hale, Robert Safford was born on September 24, 1822 in Chelsea, Vermont, United States. Son of Harry and Lucinda (Eddy) Hale.
Hale, Robert Safford was born on September 24, 1822 in Chelsea, Vermont, United States. Son of Harry and Lucinda (Eddy) Hale.
Graduated from the University Vermont, 1842.
Admitted to New York bar, 1847. Ccunty judge, surrogate Essex County (New York), 1856-1865. Counsel for Secretary of War Stanton in impeachment trial of President Johnson, 1868.
Member board regents U. State New York, 1859-1881. Member United States House of Representatives from New York, 39th, 43d congresses, December 3, 1866-1867, 73-75. Special counsel United States Treasury Department, 1868.
Agent, counsel for United States before American-British Mixed Claims Commission, 1871-1873. 1st president Elizabethtown (New York), 1875. Commissioner New York Topographical Survey, 1876.
Member board regents U. State New York, 1859-1881. Member United States House of Representatives from New York, 39th, 43d congresses, December 3, 1866-1867, 73-75.
Married Lorina Sibley Stone, at least 1 son, Harry.