Willis Hall (politician, around 1779)

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Willis Hall , also Willis Hall Jr. (* around 1779, in Hartford , Vermont , † August 7, 1856 in Garrettsville , Ohio ) was an American politician who was State Auditor of Vermont from 1817 to 1819 .

Life

The son of Willis Hall, a merchant and veteran of the American Revolutionary War , Willis Hall Jr. Born around 1779 in Hartford, Vermont. In some records, his first name is also written "Wyllis".

Like his father, he also became a businessman and held various public offices in Woodstock , Vermont, including the town's Board of Selectmen and the High Bailiff of Windsor County . Hall also served in the Vermont Militia . He was also an active member of the Freemasons .

From 1817 to 1819 he was an elected State Auditor in Vermont.

He later moved to Garrettsville, Ohio. He died there on August 7, 1856.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ American Antiquarian Society, Archaeologia Americana: Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society , Issue 8, 1901, pp. 112, 118
  2. ^ John E. Goodrich, The State of Vermont Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783 , 1904, 712
  3. ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory , 1902, 205
  4. ^ Henry Swan Dana, History of Woodstock, Vermont , 1889, 583
  5. ^ Vermont General Assembly, Journals of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont , 1810, 30
  6. ^ Henry Swan Dana, History of Woodstock, Vermont , 1889, pp. 287, 292
  7. ↑ Grand Lodge of Vermont, Records of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Vermont , 1879, pages 128, 134, 153, 205, 268
  8. ^ Clerk, Vermont House of Representatives, State of Vermont, Auditors of Accounts , accessed January 10, 2013
  9. ^ W. Charles Benedict, Hiram Averill Tracy, History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876 , 1878, p. 403
  10. ^ C. Moore, Cincinnati, Masonic Voice-Review , Issue 16, 1857, 68
personal data
SURNAME Hall, Willis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hall, Willis Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician who was a Vermont State Auditor
DATE OF BIRTH around 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartford , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1856
Place of death Garrettsville , Ohio