Hale
Hale names 9 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Hale SIR MATTHEW, Lord Chiefjustice of England
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
SIR MATTHEW, Lord Chiefjustice of England; born in Alderly, Gloucestershire, England, Nov. 1, 1609. Intended for the Church, he was sent to Oxford University in his 16th year. But suddenly he he abandoned his studious habits, and joined a company of strolling players. He was on the point of becoming a soldier when induced to adopt the legal profession. Accordingly, in 1629, Hale entered the Society of Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the bar in 1637. In the quarrel between king and Parliament he refrained from identifying himself with either side. When, however, Parliament got the upper hand, he signed the Solemn League and Covenant, sat in the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, tried to bring about a settlement between the king and Parliament, and ultimately taking his engagement to the Commonwealth, was made judge under Cromwell in 1653. He acted as a puisne judge of the Common pleas till Cromwell's death, but refused to have his commission renewed by Richard Cromwell. After the Restoration he was made Chief-Baron of the Court of Exchequer, and 11 years later was transferred to the Chief-justiceship of the Court of King's Bench. He wrote: "History of the Pleas of the Crown" (1736); "History of the Common Law of England" (1713); ; "Moral and Religious Works," etc. He resigned his office in February, 1676, and died Dec. 25 of the same year.
Hale EDWARD EVERETT, an American author and Unitarian clergyman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
EDWARD EVERETT, an American author and Unitarian clergyman; born in Boston, Mass., April 3, 1822. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1839, studied theology and ecclesiastical history privately, was licensed to preach in 1842, and after supplying various congregations was pastor of the Church of the Unity, Worcester, 1846-1856, and was then called to the (Unitarian) Congregational South Church, Boston. During his ministerial career he was active in social, educational, and philanthropic enterprises; organized the Harry Wadsworth Club, which has numerous branches in the United States and Europe, and the Look- Up Legion among American Sundayschools; edited "The Christian Examiner," "The Sunday-school Gazette," "Old and New" (1869-1875), and "Lend a Hand, a Journal of Organized Charity," besides "Original Documents from the State Paper Office, London, and the British Museum, Illustrating the History of Sir W. Raleigh's First American Colony and the Colony of Jamestown" (1860); John Lingard's "History of England," 13 volumes, and many historical works. He Vol. IV-Cyc-CC was popular as a lecturer. He is best known as a writer of fiction and history. He died June 10, 1909.
Hale HARRY CLAY, an American graduated from the United States Milisoldier
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HARRY CLAY, an American graduated from the United States Milisoldier, born in Knoxville, Ill., in 1861. He tary Academy in 1883 and was appointed 2d lieutenant of the 12th Infantry in the same year. In 1898 he was appointed major to the assistant adjutant-general of volunteers. In the following year he was honorably discharged from the volunteer service, and was transferred to the 15th United States Infantry. He was adjutant-general eral in 1907. In appointed ad 1911 he became lieutenant-general and in 1915 he was promoted to be colonel of the 20th Infantry. He was successively brigadier-general and major-general the National Army in 1917, and was appointed_commander of Camp Zachary Taylor. He commanded the 84th Division of the American Expeditionary Force in France in 1918, and was for a short time commander of the 26th Division.
Hale EUGENE, a United_States Senator from Maine
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
EUGENE, a United_States Senator from Maine, born at Turner, Me., in 1836. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He served in the Maine Legislature in 1867, and in the following year was elected to Congress. He was four times re-elected. In 1881 he was elected to the Senate to succeed Hannibal Hamlin, and was reelected for four successive terms. During the first two years of the administration of President Taft he shared with Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island the majority leadership of the Senate. He was recognized as one of the foremost members of that body. He retired in 1911, after a longer service than that of any other Senator then in office. He died in 1913.
Hale LUCRETIA PEABODY, an American author
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
LUCRETIA PEABODY, an American author, sister of E. E. Hale; Boston, Mass., Sept. 1820. born in other works: "The She published among Lord's Supper and Its Observance" Sorrow" (1866); "The Service of at the Door" in the (1867); "The Wolf "No Name Series" (1877); "The Peterkin Papers" (1882); "The Last of the Peterkins" (1886). She also wrote "The New Harry and Lucy" (with E. E. Hale). Her chief fame is as the creator of the Peterkins, who have become popularly recognized types of character. She died in Boston, Mass., June 12, 1900.
Hale LOUISE CLOSSER
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
LOUISE CLOSSER. an American actress and writer, born in Chicago, in 1872. She was educated in the public schools of Indianapolis, and in 1899 married Walter Hale. Her first appearance on the stage was made in Detroit, in 1895. Her published writings include "A Motor Car Divorce" (1906); ; "The Actress" (1909); "The Married Miss Worth" (1911); "We Discover New England" (1915); "We Discover the Old Dominion" (1916). She was a frequent contributor to magazines.
Hale NATHAN, an American patriot
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
NATHAN, an American patriot; born in Coventry, Conn., June 6, 1755. He rose to the rank of captain in the Continental army, and, having volunteered to penetrate the British lines and procure intelligence for Washington, was detected, and executed as a spy in New York City, Sept. 22, 1776. A statue was erected to his memory in New York in 1893.
Hale FREDERICK, United States Senator from Maine
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
FREDERICK, United States Senator from Maine; born in Detroit, Mich., 1874; graduated from Harvard in 1896; practiced law in Portland, Me. In 1904 he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, and from 1912 to 1918 he was a member of the Republican National Committee. He was elected to the United States Senate for the term 1917-1923.
Hale FREDERICK, re-elected to the Senate for the term 1923-29
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
FREDERICK, re-elected to the Senate for the term 1923-29.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Of the nine Hales gathered here, the two the 1921 Collier's treated most briefly have travelled furthest. Sir Matthew Hale, praised simply as a great Lord Chief Justice, is now read with more unease: his doctrine that a husband could not be guilty of raping his wife stood in English law until the Lords struck it down in 1991, and his writings on abortion were quoted at length in the United States Supreme Court's Dobbs decision of 2022. Louise Closser Hale, listed in 1921 as a stage actress and travel writer, spent her last years in Hollywood talkies and is best remembered for Dinner at Eight (1933), released the year she died. Elsewhere the page has settled: Nathan Hale's scaffold line is still school-taught, Edward Everett Hale survives on the strength of The Man Without a Country and Lucretia Peabody Hale on The Peterkin Papers, while Senator Eugene Hale, whose record term Collier's thought remarkable, and Major-General Harry Clay Hale of the 84th Division have both faded from general memory.
Written for this edition, 2026.