Hale, Eugene
lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born June 9, 1836, in Turner, Maine. He was appointed attorney for Hancock county, Maine, and was three times reappointed. In 1866 he was elected to the state legislature, serving two years. In 1868 he was elected a representative from Maine to the fortyfirst congress, and was re-elected to the forty-second, forty-third, and forty-fourth He was re-elected to the congresses. forty-fifth congress. He was elected a United States senator from Maine for the term of six years from March 4, 1881; and was re-elected in 1887 and 1893. His term expires in 1899.