Durward G. Hall | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Brown |
| Succeeded by | Gene Taylor |
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| Born | (1910-09-14)September 14, 1910 Cassville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 2001(2001-03-15) (aged 90) Albany, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Drury University Rush Medical College |
| Profession | Physician |
Durward Gorham Hall (September 14, 1910 – March 15, 2001) was a six-term US representative fromMissouri's 7th congressional district.
He was born inCassville, Missouri, on September 14, 1910, and graduated fromGreenwood Laboratory School atSouthwest Missouri State Teacher's College inSpringfield, Missouri, in 1926. He received hisA.B. atDrury College (nowDrury University) in Springfield, Missouri in 1930. Hall went on tomedical school atRush Medical College inChicago, Illinois, where he received hisM.D. in 1934. Dr. Hall served as aphysician in theUnited States Army,Office of the Surgeon General and joined theUnited States Army Reserve in 1955.
Dr. Hall was elected as a Republican to the87th United States Congress in 1960. He was re-elected for five more terms serving until January 3, 1973. He was appointed as a delegate to the1964 Republican National Convention.
During his years in theUnited States Congress, Dr. Hall's critics referred to him as "Dr. No" because of his tendency to vote no on spending bills. He was afiscal conservative and asocial moderate. Hall voted against theCivil Rights Act of 1964 and theVoting Rights Act of 1965,[1][2] but in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1968.[3] Dr. Hall decided to retire from elected politics and was not a candidate for reelection to the93rd United States Congress in 1972.Gene Taylor, also a Republican, replaced Dr. Hall as the congressman from the 7th District.
He was also the co-founder and a member of board of trustees of theUniformed Services University of Health Sciences inBethesda, Maryland, from 1973 to 1981. Dr. Hall served on the faculty ofEckerd College,St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Hall spent his retirement years in Springfield, Missouri with his wife. He died on March 15, 2001, inAlbany, Oregon. Hedonated his body to medical science.
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