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British politician (c. 1686–1717)

William Hale (c. 1686 – 2 October 1717) was a British Whig politician.

Biography

Hale was the son of Richard Hale of King's Walden, Hertfordshire (son of William Hale MP), and his wife Elizabeth Meynell (daughter of Isaac Meynell of Meynell Langley, Derbyshire). Richard Hale died in 1689, and in 1690 Elizabeth remarried Robert Cecil MP.

Hale entered Brasenose College, Oxford in 1702, aged 16.

Hale and Sir Cleave More stood as the Whig candidates in Bramber in 1708. They were defeated by two Tories, but petitioned, and were seated on 15 January 1709. Hale supported the naturalization of the Palatines, and voted for the impeachment of Henry Sacheverell. He was elected for St Albans in 1713, and voted against the expulsion of Richard Steele in 1714, but was shortly afterwards unseated on petition. He regained the seat in 1715, holding it until his death on 2 October 1717.

Family

Hale married Catherine Paggen, daughter of Peter Paggen of Wandsworth, Surrey. They had two sons:

After Hale's death, Catherine remarried Humphry Morice MP, later Governor of the Bank of England.

References

  1. ^ "HALE, William (?1686-1717), of King's Walden, Herts". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. "CECIL, Hon. Robert (1670-1716), of St. Anne's, Westminster and King's Walden, Herts". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. Foster, Joseph, ed. (1891). "Hale, William". Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714. pp. 626–651. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. Burke, John (1838). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. 3. p. 13. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. "MORICE, Humphry (c.1671-1731), of the Grove, Chiswick, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded byThe Viscount Windsor
William Shippen
Member of Parliament for Bramber
1709–1710
With: Sir Cleave More
Succeeded byThe Viscount Windsor
Andrews Windsor
Preceded byJohn Gape
William Grimston
Member of Parliament for St Albans
1713–1714
With: William Grimston
Succeeded byJohn Gape
William Grimston
Preceded byJohn Gape
William Grimston
Member of Parliament for St Albans
1715–1717
With: William Grimston
Succeeded byJoshua Lomax
William Grimston
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