Joshua Gilman Hall | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Jones |
| Succeeded by | Martin Alonzo Haynes |
| Mayor ofDover, New Hampshire | |
| In office 1866–1867 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Estes |
| Succeeded by | Eli V. Brewster |
| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1874 | |
| Member of theNew Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1871-1872 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1828 |
| Died | October 31, 1898 (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Pine Hill Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Susan E Bigelow Hall |
| Children | Grace B Hall Cook Susan Gertrude Hall Sawyer Dwight Hall |
| Parent(s) | Joshua G. Hall Betsey Plumer |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Joshua Gilman Hall (November 5, 1828 – October 31, 1898) was an American politician and aU.S. Representative fromNew Hampshire.
Born inWakefield,Carroll Counthy,New Hampshire, Hall attended Gilmanton Academy, and in 1851 was graduated fromDartmouth College inHanover. He studied law with Daniel M. Christie and wasadmitted to the bar in 1855, practicing in Wakefield andDover, New Hampshire.[1]
Hall served as solicitor ofStrafford County, 1862–1874, and as mayor of Dover in 1866 and 1867. He was a member of theNew Hampshire Senate in 1871 and 1872, and he served in theNew Hampshire House of Representatives in 1874. He was the United States Attorney for theDistrict of New Hampshire from April 1874 to February 1879.
Elected as aRepublican to theForty-sixth andForty-seventh Congresses, Hall was United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883).[2] Subsequently, he resumed the practice of law.
Hall died inDover,Strafford County, New Hampshire on October 31, 1898 (age 69 years, 360 days). He isinterred atPine Hill Cemetery in Dover.
On November 16, 1861, Hall married S. Lizzie Bigelow and they had three children, Grace, Susan, and Dwight.[3]
Joshua Gilman Hall.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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