George N. Dale

George N. Dale (February 19, 1834 – January 29, 1903) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Vermont 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]

George N. Dale
U.S. Consul for Coaticook, Quebec, Canada
In office 1901–1902
Preceded by	Jesse H. Johnson
Succeeded by	Franklin D. Hale
Member of the Vermont Senate from Essex County
In office 1894–1896
Preceded by	Frederick A. Turner
Succeeded by	James H. Beattie
In office 1866–1870
Preceded by	Lewis H. Tabor
Succeeded by	John W. Hartshorn
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office 1870–1872
Governor	John W. Stewart
Preceded by	George W. Hendee
Succeeded by	Russell S. Taft
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
In office 1869–1870
Preceded by	George W. Hendee
Succeeded by	Charles H. Heath
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Guildhall
In office 1860–1861
Preceded by	William H. Hartshorn
Succeeded by	Greenleaf Webb
State's Attorney of Essex County, Vermont
In office 1857–1860
Preceded by	William H. Hartshorn
Succeeded by	Oscar F. Harvey
Personal details
Born	(1834-02-19)February 19, 1834 Fairfax, Vermont, US
Died	January 29, 1903(1903-01-29) (aged 68) Island Pond, Vermont, US
Resting place	Lakeside Cemetery, Island Pond, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Helen Hinman (m. 1863–1903, his death)
Children	3 (including Porter Hinman Dale)
Profession	Attorney

Early life

George Needham Dale was born in Fairfax, Vermont, on February 19, 1834.^[4] He was raised in Waitsfield and attended Thetford Academy.^[5] He studied law with Paul Dillingham and became an attorney. Dale settled in Essex County, first in Guildhall, and later in Island Pond.^[6]

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.^[7]

In 1861, Dale was appointed Deputy U.S. Collector of Customs in Island Pond, and he served until 1866.^[8]

From 1866 to 1870, Dale served in the Vermont Senate, and was Senate President from 1869 to 1870.^[9]

Dale won election as Lieutenant Governor in 1870 and served the two years then available under the provisions of the Mountain Rule.^[10][11][12]

From 1872 to 1882, he again served as Deputy Collector of Customs in Island Pond.^[13]

In 1885, Dale became President of the Vermont Bar Association, serving until 1886.^[14]

Dale returned to the Vermont House in 1892, and he served in the Vermont Senate for the second time from 1894 to 1896.^[15]

In 1901, Dale was appointed U.S. Consul in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada, serving until 1902.^[16]

Personal life

Dale married Helen Hinman in 1863 and had three children (one son, Porter Dale, and two daughters). He died in Island Pond on January 29, 1903.^[5]

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. Vermont History
6. Necrology entry, George N. Dale, published in Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society for 1903-04, 1905, pages 41 to 42
7. Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, page 92
8. Sketch of the Life of Hon. Timothy Hinman, by Norman Williams Bingham, 1892, page 34
9. Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont, edited by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pages 245 to 247
10. Vermont: The Green Mountain State, by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, page 47
11. Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 1
12. General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-2008 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, 2011, page 12
13. A History of Guildhall, Vermont, edited by Everett Chamberlin Benton, 1886, pages 229 to 230
14. Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889, edited by William Adams, 1889, pages 104 to 105
15. Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1894, page 340
16. Sources for the Study of Canadian-American Relations, edited by Michael P. Chaney, University of Vermont Bailey/Howe Library, 1986, page 16

Party political offices
Preceded by George Whitman Hendee	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1870	Succeeded by Russell S. Taft
Political offices
Preceded by George W. Hendee	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1870–1872	Succeeded by Russell S. Taft