Leonard W. Hall | |
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 Hall,c. 1944 | |
| Chair of theRepublican National Committee | |
| In office April 10, 1953 – February 1, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | C. Wesley Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Meade Alcorn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – December 31, 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Steven Derounian |
| Constituency | 1st district (1939–1945) 2nd district (1945–1952) |
| Member of theNew York Assembly fromNassau's 2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1934 – December 31, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Lynde |
| Succeeded by | Norman Penny |
| In office January 1, 1927 – December 31, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | F. Trubee Davison |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Lynde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1900-10-02)October 2, 1900 Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, 1979(1979-06-02) (aged 78) Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
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Leonard Wood Hall (October 2, 1900 – June 2, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as aUnited States representative fromNew York from 1939 to 1952.
Hall was the son of Franklyn Herbert and Mary Anne (née Garvin) Hall. He was born atSagamore Hill, the manor house of future PresidentTheodore Roosevelt, nearOyster Bay, New York. Franklyn Hall was Roosevelt'scoachman and White House librarian.[1][2]
Hall attended public schools and graduated from the law department ofGeorgetown University in 1920. He was admitted to thebar in 1922 and commenced practice in New York City.
He married Gladys Dowsey, the daughter of local Republican political leader, on May 10, 1934, in Oyster Bay. She had two children from a previous marriage.[3]
He was a member of theNew York State Assembly (Nassau Co., 2nd D.) in1927 and1928;Sheriff of Nassau County from 1929 to 1931; and again a member of the State Assembly in1934,1935,1936,1937 and1938. He was a delegate to the1948,1952,1956 and1968 Republican National Conventions.
Hall was elected as a Republican to the76th,77th,78th,79th,80th,81st and82nd United States Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1939, to December 31, 1952, when he resigned to take office asSurrogate of Nassau County. He resigned that office to become Chairman of theRepublican National Committee, serving from 1953 to 1957.
He was PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower's personal representative at opening of theBrussels World's Fair in April 1958, and resumed the practice of law inGarden City and New York City as senior partner in the firm ofHall Casey Dickler & Brady. Later that year he was a candidate for the Republican nomination forGovernor of New York, but withdrew in favor ofNelson Rockefeller, who went on to defeat incumbentW. Averell Harriman in thegeneral election.[4][5][6]
In 1964, after Republican presidential nomineeBarry M. Goldwater ofArizona named his friend of nearly three decades,Denison Kitchel, as the national campaign manager, a group of party establishment donors urged Goldwater to replace the inexperienced Kitchel with Hall, but Goldwater stood behind his initial choice.[7]
Hall resided inLocust Valley and in 1979 died inGlen Cove. Interment was in Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church (Episcopal),Laurel Hollow. Buried along with Hall in Memorial Cemetery are a number of other American celebrities, government officials, and political figures of the 20th century, includingHenry L. Stimson,William S. Paley, andArthur Dove.[8]
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| Preceded by | Member of theNew York Assembly fromNassau's 2nd district 1927–1928 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theNew York Assembly fromNassau's 2nd district 1934–1938 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 1st congressional district 1939–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 2nd congressional district 1945–1952 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chair of theRepublican National Committee 1953–1957 | Succeeded by |
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