ARTEMAS HALE

Hale, Artemas (1783-1882), 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.
Parents: Moses Hale, Ruth Foster
Spouse: Deborah Lincoln
Born: 19 Aug 1783 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died: 2 May 1852 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage: 2 Dec 1815 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Caroline Augusta Hale F 26 Jun 1818 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Deborah Lincoln Hale F 13 Jun 1820 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Artemas Hale M 26 Nov 1822 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources:
Vital Records
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell