Bolling Hall

Bolling Hall (born December 25, 1767 in Dinwiddie County , Colony of Virginia , †  February 25, 1836 in Elmore County , Alabama ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1817 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After a good primary education, Bolling Hall took part in the War of Independence despite his youth . In 1792 he moved to Hancock County , Georgia, where he ran a farm. In his new home, Hall held a number of local offices. He later became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

Between 1800 and 1802 and again from 1804 to 1806 he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives . In the 1810 state-wide congressional election , Hall was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the third mandate of Georgia , where he succeeded Dennis Smelt on March 4, 1811 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1817 . During this time the British-American War of 1812 fell .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Hall moved to Alabama, where he established and managed a plantation near Montgomery . In 1824, he chaired the welcoming committee for General Lafayette , who also visited the state of Alabama during his tour of the United States. Bolling Hall died on February 25, 1836 on his plantation in what is now Elmore County and was buried there.

Web links

• Bolling Hall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Bolling Hall in the database of Find a Grave (English)