William Augustus Hall, US Congress

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William Augustus Hall (1815–1888) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is the brother of Governor and Representative Willard Preble Hall and also the father of Representative Uriel Sebree Hall.

Born in Portland, Maine, on October 15, 1815, Hall moved with his family to Harpers Ferry, Virginia at a young age and attended the local schools there. He attended Yale College, relocated to Missouri in 1840, and was admitted to the bar there in 1841. Political life

Hall was a Captain in the U.S.-Mexican War.

He served as judge of the Circuit Court in Missouri from 1847–1861, and as delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention in 1861. That same year he was elected to the 37th Congress as a replacement for John Bullock Clark, who had been expelled from Congress for taking up arms against the United States. He was elected on his own merit in 1862 and served from January 20, 1862 until March 4, 1865. He did not seek an additional term in 1864.

He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864. Later years

After his term in Congress ended, Hall returned to the practice of law. He died near Darksville, Missouri on December 15, 1888, and was buried in a family plot.

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US Congressman. He was the father of Congressman Uriel Sebree Hall and the brother of Governor and Congressman Willard Preble Hall. He grew up in Maine and Virginia, graduated from Yale and moved to Missouri in 1840. He was admitted to the bar in 1841 and practiced law, first in Huntsville, and later in Fayette. He was a Captain in the Mexican War. From 1847 to 1861 Hall was Judge of the Circuit Court, and in 1861 he was a Delegate to Missouri's constitutional convention. He was elected to the US House as a Democrat in 1861 to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of John B. Clark and reelected as a Unionist in 1862, serving from January 1862 to March 1865. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1864, but did serve as a Delegate to the Democratic national convention. He then resumed his Missouri law practice and also owned and operated a farm.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 14 2019, 3:13:33 UTC