Alfred A. Hall

Alfred A. Hall (December 31, 1848 – January 21, 1912) was a Vermont attorney, politician and judge who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.

Biography

Alfred Allen Hall was born in Athens, Vermont, on December 31, 1848. He was educated at Townshend's Leland and Gray Seminary, studied law, and began a practice in St. Albans in 1873.[1] Among the prospective attorneys who studied in his office was Lee S. Tillotson.[2]

A Republican, Hall served in local offices, including town meeting moderator, village president and school board member. From 1882 to 1884 he was Franklin County State's Attorney.[3]

Hall was a longtime member of the Vermont National Guard, enlisting as a private and attaining the rank of colonel on the staff of Governor Samuel Pingree.[4]

An active Mason, in 1887 Hall laid the cornerstone at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument.[5]

In 1892 Hall was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served one term and was the Senate's President Pro Tem.[6] Hall was named a judge of the Vermont Superior Court in 1906. He served until his death, and was succeeded by Frank L. Fish.[7][8][9]

Judge Hall died in St. Albans on January 21, 1912.[10] He was buried at Saxtons River Cemetery in Saxtons River.[11]

References
  1. Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1892, page 319
  2. "Craft Movement in Vermont". The American Tyler-Keystone. Ann Arbor, MI: Tyler Publishing Company. October 20, 1909. p. 173.
  3. Jacob G. Ullery, editor, Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, page 174
  4. Prentiss Cutler Dodge, editor, Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, page 90
  5. C. A. Pierce (Bennington), publisher, Record, History, and Description of the Bennington Battle Monument: and the Ceremonies at the Laying of the Corner Stone, August 16th, 1887, (1887), page 9
  6. Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate, 1870–2011, (2011), page 2
  7. A. N. Marquis and Company, publisher, Who's Who in New England, 1909, pages 444 to 445
  8. Vermont Historical Society, One Thousand Men, 1915, page 25
  9. "Judge Frank L. Fish". Vermont Phoenix. Brattleboro, VT. February 16, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Vermont Council of Deliberation, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Proceedings 1875-2009, (2009), page 40
  11. Find A Grave page, Alfred Allen Hall, accessed May 13, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Frank A. Dwinell		 President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate
1892 – 1893		 Succeeded by
Frank Plumley
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