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| − | Hale was an opponent of the [[liberal]] agenda during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], opposing [[New Deal]] programs<ref>September 29, 1963. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/09/29/archives/frederick-hale-is-dead-at-88-senator-from-maine-191641-was.html Frederick Hale Is Dead at 88; Senator From Maine, 1916-41; Was Top-Ranking Republican --Favored Big Navy, Fought League and New Deal Signed Lodge Resolution Opposed Roosevelt Harvard '96 Graduate]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> at an even greater frequency than his Maine senatorial colleague [[Wallace H. White]] | + | Hale was an opponent of the [[liberal]] agenda during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], opposing [[New Deal]] programs<ref>September 29, 1963. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/09/29/archives/frederick-hale-is-dead-at-88-senator-from-maine-191641-was.html Frederick Hale Is Dead at 88; Senator From Maine, 1916-41; Was Top-Ranking Republican --Favored Big Navy, Fought League and New Deal Signed Lodge Resolution Opposed Roosevelt Harvard '96 Graduate]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> at an even greater frequency than his Maine senatorial colleague [[Wallace H. White]],<ref>FascinatingPolitics (September 23, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/09/23/how-the-northeast-became-democratic-part-iv-maine-sort-of/ How the Northeast Became Democratic, Part IV: Maine (Sort of)]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> such as his vote against the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act).<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/74-1/s66 TO PASS S. 1958, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> Along with White in 1937, was one of sixteen senators to vote against the confirmation of [[Klansman]] [[Hugo Black]] to the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/s71 TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF HUGO BLACK TO BE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:29, August 3, 2021
| Frederick Hale | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Maine From: March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1941 | |||
| Predecessor | Charles Johnson | ||
| Successor | Ralph Owen Brewster | ||
| Former State Representative from Maine From: 1905–1906 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | ??? | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Religion | Congregationalist[1] | ||
Frederick Hale (October 7, 1874 – September 28, 1963) was a Maine Republican who was as the state's U.S. senator from the late 1910s to the early 1940s, previously for a term in the lower state legislature. He came from a political dynasty, as both his father Eugene Hale and maternal grandfather Zachariah Chandler were also senators.[2]
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Hale was an opponent of the liberal agenda during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, opposing New Deal programs[3] at an even greater frequency than his Maine senatorial colleague Wallace H. White,[4] such as his vote against the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act).[5] Along with White in 1937, was one of sixteen senators to vote against the confirmation of Klansman Hugo Black to the United States Supreme Court.[6]
References
- ↑ Index to Politicians: Hale. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ Hale, Frederick, 1874-1963. Social Networks and Archival Context. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ September 29, 1963. Frederick Hale Is Dead at 88; Senator From Maine, 1916-41; Was Top-Ranking Republican --Favored Big Navy, Fought League and New Deal Signed Lodge Resolution Opposed Roosevelt Harvard '96 Graduate. The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ FascinatingPolitics (September 23, 2018). How the Northeast Became Democratic, Part IV: Maine (Sort of). Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS S. 1958, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF HUGO BLACK TO BE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.