George Hall (politician, 1770)

George Hall (born May 12, 1770 in Cheshire , Colony of Connecticut , † March 20, 1840 in Onondaga Valley , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1819 and 1821 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Hall was born in Cheshire, New Haven County , about five years before the Revolutionary War broke out . He attended community schools. Then he studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in Onondaga County . He moved to Onondaga in 1802 , where he practiced as a lawyer. He was also postmaster at Onondaga Hollow in 1802 . In 1800 he became guardianship and probate judge ( surrogate ) in Onondaga County - a position he held until 1822. During this time he was a supervisor in 1811 and 1812 . Then sat in the New York State Assembly in 1816 and 1817 . Between 1818 and 1822 he was justice of the peace.

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the congressional elections of 1818 for the 16th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 19th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded James Porter on March 4, 1819 . In 1820 he was defeated in his re-election bid and was eliminated from the after 3 March 1821 Congress of.

After his time at Congress he went back to his practice as a lawyer. He died on March 20, 1840 in Onondaga Valley and was buried in the cemetery of the same name.

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SURNAME	Hall, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 12, 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cheshire , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 1840
Place of death	Onondaga Valley , New York