Harry H. Dale

Harry Howard Dale (December 3, 1868 – November 17, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1913 to 1919.

Harry H. Dale
Judge for the Court of Special Sessions
In office July 22, 1931 – November 17, 1935
Judge of Magistrate's Court
In office January 7, 1919 – July 21, 1931
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th district
In office March 4, 1913 – January 6, 1919
Preceded by	Frank E. Wilson
Succeeded by	Thomas H. Cullen
Member of the New York State Assembly (Kings County, 15th Dist.)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1902
In office 1898
Personal details
Born	Harry Howard Dale (1868-12-03)December 3, 1868 New York City, New York
Died	November 17, 1935(1935-11-17) (aged 66) Bellmore, New York
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	New York Law School

Life

Born in New York City, Dale moved with his parents to Brooklyn in 1870. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn and New York Law School. He was admitted to the New York bar May 14, 1891, and commenced practice in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 15th D.) in 1898, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905. He served as attorney for the State comptroller in 1911 and 1912.

Tenure in Congress

Dale was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, and Sixty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, to January 6, 1919, when he resigned having been appointed judge of the magistrate's court in 1919. Reappointed in 1929 and served from January 7, 1919, to July 21, 1931.

Later career and death

He was appointed judge for the court of special sessions on July 22, 1931, and served until his death in Bellmore, New York, on November 17, 1935. He remains were cremated and the ashes deposited in Fresh Pond Road Crematory, Brooklyn, New York.

References

• United States Congress. "Harry H. Dale (id: D000008)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.