The Political Graveyard: Hall family of Missouri

Hall family of Missouri

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William Augustus Hall (1815-1888) — also known as William A. Hall — of Huntsville, Randolph County, Mo. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 15, 1815. Brother of Willard Preble Hall; father of Uriel Sebree Hall. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; state court judge in Missouri, 1847-61; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1861; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1862-65 (3rd District 1862-63, 8th District 1863-65). Died near Darkville, Randolph County, Mo., December 15, 1888. Interment in private or family graveyard.
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- See also: congressional biography.
Mordecai Oliver (1819-1898) — of Greene County, Mo. Born in Kentucky, 1819. Father of Ollie C. Oliver (who married Willard Preble Hall). U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1853-57; secretary of state of Missouri, 1861-65. Died April 25, 1898. Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
- See also Hall family of Missouri
- See also: congressional biography.
Willard Preble Hall (1820-1882) — also known as Willard P. Hall — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 9, 1820. Son of John Hall and Statica (Preble) Hall; brother of William Augustus Hall; married, October 28, 1847, to Ann Eliza Richardson; married, June 22, 1864, to Ollie C. Oliver (daughter of Mordecai Oliver); uncle of Uriel Sebree Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1847-53; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1861-64; Governor of Missouri, 1864-65. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., November 3, 1882. Interment at Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
- See also Hall family of Missouri
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Uriel Sebree Hall (1852-1932) — also known as Uriel S. Hall — of Hubbard (unknown county), Mo. Born near Huntsville, Randolph County, Mo., April 12, 1852. Son of William Augustus Hall; nephew of Willard Preble Hall. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1893-97. Died in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., December 30, 1932. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Mo.
- See also Hall family of Missouri
- See also: congressional biography.

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