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cage, 111. Since 1904 he lin$« practiced niedi> cine in Vancouver, Canada. Hall, Thomaa MUfiiin, phyKician, author,

was born Nov. 12, 18(52, in Ogdeimburg, N.Y. adjutant of the first United States volunteer cavalry rough rtden durins th«

Ue was

KpHnisli-Anicrirati war; an*l n in all battles of the regiment. He dramatized The Bonnie Brier Buth. He was the author of ?0etic.n1 works cntitlrd When Heart* Are 'rumps; When l.ove LaugliH; VN hen Cupid His prose Calls; and When Love Is Ix)rd. works arc Tlic I-itfU- I.ady: Some Other People and .My.--» lt An Experimental Wooing; and Tales by Tom Hall. He died in nmo in N. w York City.

Hall, Uriel Sebree, farrn«r. lawyer, leeturer, congressman, was l»orn April IS, 1852,

Randolph county, Mo. He has served in state democratic conventions; and was chairman of the tiemooratic committee on platform in 1890. In 1893-97 ho wan a representative to the fifty-third and fiftyin

many

He left fourth congresses as a il<'nio( mt. congress because he would not advocate the fre4> and unlimited coinage of silver. Hall, Violette, litterateur, author, wa'* born in Schoharie, N.Y.; is the sister of Ruth Hall, the noted author. Slie is the author of Chanticleer. Htn, WUlard, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Dee. 24. 1780. in Westford, Mats. In 1811-14 and 1821 he was secretary of In 1H17-21 he wns a state in Delaware. representative to the fifteenth and sixteenth roMjrresses. In 1822 he was cli-cteil to the w;is appointed district legislature; in judge of the l iiite.! States for Delaware; and in 1829 revised the s^tate laws of DelaIn 1S.31 lie wa> a lueinber of the ware. state constitution;! convention. He was the father of the public school system of the state. He died Mav 10, 187o. in W'ilming1

during two administrations.

ate

May

New York

3, 1874, in

Hall, Yoric.

WilHam, Ill

I>^«':5

soldier,

he served

He

died

in

New

City.

was bom in

the civil war; na-

New York

and was brigadier-general

tional guard. Hall, William A., lawyer, jurist. (OTttrr, man. was born in Maine. In 1841 he moved to Missouri; and In 1844 was a presidential elector. In 1847 he was appointetl a judgo of the circuit court; and was a member of the Missouri convention of 1861. In 1861<).>

he wnn

a

repre«i('nt;itivf>

from Missouri

to the t liirty-seveiith and thirty-eighth congresses, lie di«d Dec. 11. 1888.* in MiSBOUtl. Hall, William Cochran, physician, suriroon. manufacturer, was horn Oct. 20. 18IHI, in lie is a successful physician and surgt'on of Cirey ville. Kan.; ha> been divi-J i<ui sur;;eon for the Missouri Taiitie railway and division surgeon for the Iron tuountaiii railway. He is president of the (Jood Samaritan hospital antl other institutions. He is [.resident of the CofTeyville pottery and day

Bell. Ohio,

manufacturing company. Hall, William Edward, soldier, state senator, was born May IS, ITOn. in Tarrytnwn. N.Y. About 1846 he rose to the rank of brigadier-general. He was a member of the Xew York state senate. He died May 3, 1S74, in Xew York. Ran, William F., bnsiness preaident, fonn-

was born in 1862 in Cohinibia City. Ind. 1882 he came to Chicago; became foreof the J. Ij. Regan printing eatabliahnient; nnd in 1803 organi/eii t'le W. F. Hall company, of which he wasi president. This Arm became one of the largest and most di-r.

In

man

j>rosy>erous i»rinting and tnhlisliinents in the city.

bookbinding

He

es-

died Aug. 21,

London, Knpland. Hall, William R., soldier, was bnrn ahoiit 1820. He served in the civil war; and was IfldS.

in

ton. Del.

coi'iniissioned lieutenant-colonel in 180S.

Hall, Willard Preble, congressman, lieutenant-governor, was born in 1825 in Virginia. In lj>47-53 he was a representative from Missouri to the thirtieth, thirty-first and thirty-second congresses: was lientenant-povernor of Missouri in 18(tl-(i.T; and was acting governor to fill a vacancy the latter part of hia term. He died Nov. 2. 1882. in St. Joseph, Mo.

died Oct.

Hall, William, lawyer, jurist.

1761-63

In 1749

.10,

and 1765-67 he was an associate the supreme court of Rhode Island.

jtistice of

Hall, William, soldier, congressman, was in 1774 in Virginia. He was a genof militia; and in 1831-33 he was a representative from Tennessee to the twentysecond congress. He died in October, 18.46.

born eral

Garden, Tenn. Hall, WiUiAlB, soldier, journalist, state senator, was bom May 13. 17ft6. in Sparta. y.Y. In 1821 he engaged in the music publishing business under the firm name of Firth. Hall and Pond, in which he continued until hIa death. He served in the state senin

r;rr»>n

211.

isr,-,

William

in

Now Vork

He

C'ity.

manufacturer, inventor. l>or»i Feb. 1. 1864, in Stamford, Conn. In 1880 he organized the Hall signal company; and became its president. He is the inventor of the block system. He has »uperviM>d the installation of the block system on the Illinois Central railroad; and on many other railroads In the United Hall,

Phillips,

.•"itates.

bom

Hall. William Preble, soldier, was •Tune 11. 1848, in Missouri. In 1868 be entered the I'nited States army; and served in several battles and in the Spanish-^Aneri* can war. In 10^4 ho wa.s promoted briga-

and received a congressional medal of honor for gallantry. Hall, William T., lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 22, 1841. in Bowdoinham. Maine. In lf)63 he was admitted to the bar, and lias ever since practiced law in Richmond, Maine. Uv has served as county attorney for aix y(>ar8t and in 1880 became judge of probate

dier-general;

for j^agadahoe county.