Around the turn of the century, a young Charles Dale aspired to be a wagoner. During that time, he was involved in the shipping of beer from “dry” Minnesota to “wet” North Dakota. In those days, bottled beer was packed in barrels with sawdust for insulation against bounces in transit. The custom was to cross the line into the “wet” state, buy beer and ship it to yourself in the dry state.
Legal? Ethical? Maybe; maybe not, but Mr. Dale went from a slightly checkered career assisting in the transporting of beer across state lines to become Governor of New Hampshire.
Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) was the brother of Florence
Letitia Dale Walker. Born in Browns Valley, Minnesota, he finished high school
in Minot, North Dakota. After college and law school at the University of
Minnesota, he entered the U.S. Army as a provisional second lieutenant and
subsequently as a first lieutenant of Coast Artillery. After leaving military service he began the practice of law in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He served as
Mayor of Portsmouth, State Senator, and spent a term on the Governor’s Council
before being elected Governor of New Hampshire in 1944. He was soundly re-elected and served a second term.
When his public life ended, the Governor raised purebred cattle on his North Hampton farm. He had a pair of Sicilian donkeys kept for the use of his grandchildren. His interest in Napoleon and his campaigns let him to become a Napoleonic scholar.
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