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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsArtemas HALE
(1783-1882)
HALE, Artemas, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., October 20, 1783; received a limited education and
worked on a farm; taught school in Hingham, Mass., 1804-1814;
became interested in the manufacture of cotton gins in Bridgewater;
member of the State house of representatives 1824, 1825, 1827, and
1828; served in the State senate 1833 and 1834; again a member of
the State house of representatives 1838-1842; delegate to the State
constitutional convention in 1853; elected as a Whig to the
Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1845-March 3,
1849); engaged in agricultural pursuits; presidential elector on
the Republican ticket in 1864; died in Bridgewater, Mass., August
3, 1882; interment in Mount Prospect Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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