Robert Hale | |
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Member of the Massachusetts General Court | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1702 |
Died | 20 March 1767 | (aged 64–65)
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Years of service | 1745 |
Battles/wars | |
Robert Hale (12 February 1702 (o.s.) – 20 March 1767) was a doctor and military officer from Beverly, Massachusetts.
Hale graduated from Harvard in 1721 and later practiced as a physician in Beverly. He commanded a regiment under William Pepperrell at the 1st Siege of Louisbourg in 1745. In 1747, he was appointed by the legislature of Massachusetts a commissioner to New York to adopt measures for the general defence, and in 1755 was a commissioner to New Hampshire to plan an expedition against the French. He was appointed sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts in 1761, and was for 13 years a member of the legislature.
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Robert Hale | |
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Member of the Massachusetts General Court | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1702 |
Died | 20 March 1767 | (aged 64–65)
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Years of service | 1745 |
Battles/wars | |
Robert Hale (12 February 1702 (o.s.) – 20 March 1767) was a doctor and military officer from Beverly, Massachusetts.
Hale graduated from Harvard in 1721 and later practiced as a physician in Beverly. He commanded a regiment under William Pepperrell at the 1st Siege of Louisbourg in 1745. In 1747, he was appointed by the legislature of Massachusetts a commissioner to New York to adopt measures for the general defence, and in 1755 was a commissioner to New Hampshire to plan an expedition against the French. He was appointed sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts in 1761, and was for 13 years a member of the legislature.
![]() | This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (May 2013) |