John Parker Hale:unfaltering advocacy of the dearest rights of man: Historical New Hampshire/ [by Elizabeth Dubrulle and <br/> Wesley G. Balla ; with contributions by Donna-Belle Garvin.

Title:

John Parker Hale:unfaltering advocacy of the dearest rights of man: Historical New Hampshire/ [by Elizabeth Dubrulle and
Wesley G. Balla ; with contributions by Donna-Belle Garvin.

Author:

Dubrulle, Elizabeth.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2019.

Physical Description:

pg. 70-75.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2019 Vol. 72, No. 1 (Spring 2019) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

This article highlights the life and work of John Parker Hale, who was an American lawyer and politician from New Hampshire. It reports that he began his Congressional career as a Democrat, but helped establish the anti-slavery Free Soil Party and eventually helped to found the Republican Party. Hale was the Free Soil Party's candidate for the presidential nomination in 1848. A statue dedicated to his memory was unveiled on the State House lawn in Concord, New Hampshire in 1892. This event drew the largest crowd of national figures of any memorial decidcation at the State House.

Subjects:

Abolitionists History 19th century. United States , Legislators United States. , Monuments New Hampshire. , Capitols New Hampshire. , Presidential candidates

Locations:

New Hampshire History.
United States History 19th century.

People:

Hale, John P. 1806-1873 , Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869. , Freiherr von Miller, Ferdinand, (1842-1929). , Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. , Balla, Wesley G. , Garvin, Donna-Belle.

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2019.

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