▁He ▁was ▁the ▁si xty - six th ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁D ale ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁in ▁Brow ns ▁Valley , ▁Minnesota , ▁on ▁the ▁Minnesota — S outh ▁Dak ota ▁border . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁Law ▁School ; ▁while ▁in ▁law ▁school ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Note ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Law ▁Review ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁law ▁school ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁legal ▁practice ▁back ▁in ▁Brown ' s ▁Valley , ▁but ▁upon ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁left ▁to ▁en list ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁ ▁D ale ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Coast ▁Art illery ▁Corps ▁station ed ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁D ale ▁decided ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁and ▁open ▁his ▁legal ▁practice ▁there . ▁ ▁He ▁soon ▁found ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁politics ; ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁city ▁solic itor ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁later ▁mayor ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁legal ▁practice ▁but ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁president . ▁ ▁In