Willard Preble Hall

Willard Preble Hall (born May 9, 1820 in Harpers Ferry , Virginia , † November 2, 1882 in Saint Joseph , Missouri ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and from 1864 to 1865 the 17th governor of Missouri. He also represented this state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Born in what is now West Virginia , Willard Hall was educated at a private school in Baltimore . He then studied at Yale University until 1839 . After completing a law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1841. He then worked as a lawyer in Sparta and Saint Joseph for a few years . Hall also took part in the Mexican-American War . After the war he was on a committee that drafted laws for the new territories acquired by Mexico .

Political career

As early as 1844, Hall was one of the Democratic electors for President James K. Polk . Between 1847 and 1853 he was a member of the US House of Representatives. There he was represented in several committees. An attempt to be elected to the Senate failed in 1856.

In 1861, after the turmoil caused by the outbreak of the civil war , he was elected provisional lieutenant governor of the Union-controlled state. So he was deputy of Hamilton Rowan Gamble . At the same time he was militarily active as a brigadier general of the loyal militia. When Governor Gamble died in office in January 1864, Hall had to end the term of office as his deputy. That was just eleven months until January 2, 1865. The focus of this time was still the war and its consequences for the state and its economy. After the end of his tenure, Hall retired from politics. He returned to practice as a lawyer and died on November 2, 1882 in Saint Joseph. Willard Hall was married twice and had a total of seven children.

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SURNAME	Hall, Willard Preble
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 9, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH	Harpers Ferry , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	November 2, 1882
Place of death	Saint Joseph , Missouri