George N. Dale

George Needham Dale

George N. Dale (February 19, 1834 – January 29, 1903) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor from 1870 to 1872. He was the father of Porter Hinman Dale, who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a United States Senator.[1][2][3]

Early life

George Needham Dale was born in Fairfax, Vermont on February 19, 1834.[4] He was raised in Waitsfield, studied law with Paul Dillingham and became an attorney. Dale settled in Essex County, first in Guildhall, and later in Island Pond.[5]

Political career

A Republican, Dale served as Essex County State's Attorney from 1857 to 1860, and in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1860 to 1861.[6]

In 1861, Dale was appointed Deputy U.S. Collector of Customs in Island Pond, and he served until 1866.[7]

From 1866 to 1869, Dale served in the Vermont Senate, and was Senate President from 1868 to 1869.[8]

Dale won election as Lieutenant Governor in 1870 and served the two years then available under the provisions of the Mountain Rule.[9][10][11]

From 1872 to 1882, he again served as Deputy Collector of Customs in Island Pond.[12]

In 1885, Dale became President of the Vermont Bar Association, serving until 1886.[13]

Dale returned to the Vermont House in 1892, and he served in the Vermont Senate for the second time from 1892 to 1894.[14]

In 1901, Dale was appointed U.S. Consul in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada, serving until 1902.[15]

Death and burial

Dale died in Island Pond on January 29, 1903, and was buried in Island Pond's Lakeside Cemetery.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties, Vermont, by William Hartley Jeffrey, 1904, page 3
  2. ↑ Official Congressional Directory, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919, pages 115 to 116
  3. ↑ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Record for Porter Hinman Dale, accessed January 2, 2012
  4. ↑ One Thousand Men, by Dorman B. E. Kent, 1914, page 54
  5. ↑ Necrology entry, George N. Dale, published in Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society for 1903-04, 1905, pages 41 to 42
  6. ↑ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, page 92
  7. ↑ Sketch of the Life of Hon. Timothy Hinman, by Norman Williams Bingham, 1892, page 34
  8. ↑ Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont, edited by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pages 245 to 247
  9. ↑ Vermont: The Green Mountain State, by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, page 47
  10. ↑ Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 1
  11. ↑ General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-2008, 2011, page 12
  12. ↑ A History of Guildhall, Vermont, edited by Everett Chamberlin Benton, 1886, pages 229 to 230
  13. ↑ Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889, edited by William Adams, 1889, pages 104 to 105
  14. ↑ Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1894, page 340
  15. ↑ Sources for the Study of Canadian-American Relations, edited by Michael P. Chaney, University of Vermont Bailey/Howe Library, 1986, page 16
  16. ↑ George N. Dale at Find a Grave
Political offices
Preceded by
George W. Hendee		 Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
1870–1872 		Succeeded by
Russell S. Taft
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