William Haile | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
In office July 10, 1826 – September 12, 1828 | |
Preceded by | Christopher Rankin |
Succeeded by | Thomas Hinds |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office 1826 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1797 |
Died | March 7, 1837 near Woodville, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 39–40)
Political party | Jacksonian |
William Haile (1797 – March 7, 1837) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1826 to 1828.
Biography
[edit]Born in 1797, Haile moved to Mississippi and settled in Woodville, Wilkinson County. He served as member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1826.
Congress
[edit]Haile was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Christopher Rankin. He was reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress and served from July 10, 1826, to September 12, 1828, when he resigned.
Later career and death
[edit]He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1832. He died near Woodville, Mississippi, March 7, 1837.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "William Haile (id: H000022)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.