Edward Hale

The Honourable Edward Hale, D.C.L. (December 6, 1800 – April 26, 1875) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. Chancellor of Bishop's University and significant figure to Bishop's College School. Family and early life Hale was born in Quebec City in 1800, the son of John Hale, a British army officer who had settled in Lower Canada. His mother, Elizabeth Amherst Hale, was the sister of Lord William Pitt Amherst. Hale was educated in England and returned to Lower Canada in 1820, where he was named secretary to the auditor general for the province. From 1823 to 1828, he was secretary to his uncle, Lord Amherst, in India. After he returned to Lower Canada, he married Eliza Cecilia, the daughter of Edward Bowen, in 1831. His brother Jeffery Hale, was a philanthropist at Quebec City. His uncle, also named Edward Hale, was seigneur of Portneuf.