Hale was the son-in-law of [[abolitionist]] and [[Michigan]] U.S. senator [[Zachariah Chandler]], as well as the father of later Maine senator [[Frederick Hale]]. Both were staunch [[conservatives]], with Chandler aligning with the pro-business, economically nationalist wing of the GOP in his era and the younger Hale staunchly opposing the [[New Deal]] during the 1930s. | Hale was the son-in-law of [[abolitionist]] and [[Michigan]] U.S. senator [[Zachariah Chandler]], as well as the father of later Maine senator [[Frederick Hale]]. Both were staunch [[conservatives]], with Chandler aligning with the pro-business, economically nationalist wing of the GOP in his era and the younger Hale staunchly opposing the [[New Deal]] during the 1930s. |