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HBRRINOSKAW'B LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOOBAPHT.

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May

the war, collector of customs at W'aldoboro, Maine. He died June 10, 1893, while <m a train n»*nr Syrm-uso, N.Y. Hall, James Frederick, solditr, was born in Febnuuy, 1S24. in New York City. He s«'rvt'(l ill the rivil war; and was brevetted Ho died Jan. 9, 1884, in brigadior-gciiera!. New York City. Hall, James H., hiwyer, banker, aiatesman, was born March 7, 1846, in Orange county, X.Y. Since 1874 he has practiced

SI, He died of Denison university. 1881, in Port Huron, Mich. Hall, John, congressman. In 1775-76 an»l ns.*? 84 he was a delegate from Maryland He dic<l to the constitutional convention.

law in Port Austin, Mich. Ue has been prosecuting attorney of Huron county; and

N.C.

He

Marvland.

ill

Hall, John, clergyman, author, in

the Zeloaophian academy of Birmingham,

.Ml the

s

Ak. James Knox Polk, lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. ^0, Hall,

Milesburg, Pa.

flmuicier, 1844, in

He

wiis district attorney of retired trom prachas simi- il. vote.l himsoU

Elk county in 1867-70; tiee in

18S:}!

and

to lii.s eoal. lumber, railroad and banking In 1899 100.1 he was a represenintercsfH. tative from Pennsylvania to the lifty-8i.xth an fil ty-seveiith congresses as a democrat. !

Hall, James Parker, lawyer, dean, Ikm ii Nov. tiO. 1871. in Frewsburg, N.Y.

was

In 1882-90 ho attended the grammar and hi<.'h schools ot .lamestown. N.Y.; in 1894 graduated with the degree of A.B. from Cornell university and in 1897 graduated with the degree of LT..B. from Harvard law school. In 1897*1900 he practiced law hn Buffalo, X.Y. In 18W8-1900 he was lecturer on constitutional law and nal property at the Buffalo law school; and in 1900-02 was profosAOT of law at the Lelanfl Stanford uniSince 1902 he has versity of California. been professor of law, and since 1004 dean of the Chicago univertlty law school. Hall, James Pierre, journart^t. author, was Itom Sept. 2, 1849, in Auburn. N.Y. Since

1883 line.

New York Trib author of Cayuffa in the Hook to Black Island. He

he has been with ITe

i'^

the

Kield; and (.iuidia member of t)ie American association for the :ulvancemeiit of Science. Hall, Jennie, educator, author, was bom Midi. In .fan. 7. 1875, in (Jran.l Hapids. )^'<7-iMo> she tauglit history in the Chicago iionual -cliool: and since 1902 has taught in tlif Francis V. Parker school of Chica^jo. ^li. is the author of Men of Old Greece; 111. Viking I ales; and Fwir Old Greeks. is

HaU, Jeremiah, cleriryiiian. i'i11<l,'<' |>i<-iwas born May 21, 1805, in Suanzey. In 1853 he accepted the presidency

dent,

Nil

was born

Pennsylvania. He was pastor of First presbytcriau church of Trenton in 1841-94. He was the author of Translation nf ^filton's r.atin Letters; History of the

the owner of the Port Austin bank, established in He also owna prise-winning hogs, 1882. In 1907 he was a in. inslieep ami rattle. bcr of the statu constitutional convention which framed the new state constitution. Hall, James Hugh Blair, educator, cler;;ynian, loundur, college president, was born S^pt. 22. I8{»5, in Monroe county, Tenn. In 1S7S w bo^'jin tt-nching in Alabama; and is a clergyman in the Cumberland presbyter inn ehutcta. He ia the founder and president of

circuit court eoiiiiiii.-siont'r.

bom

in Hall,* John, lawyer, jurist, was He was a ju<lge 1707 in Waynesboro, Va. of the superior court of North Carolina in 1801-13; and of the supreme court In 1818.T2. He died Jan. 20, 1833, in Warrenton.

ISOfi in

Forty Presbyterian Church in Trenton; Years* Familiar Letters of James W. AlexHe aiel- T. and Sabbath -School Theology.

May 10, 1894, in Trenton, NJ. Hall, John, clergyman, author, waa He became pas1^20. ill Ireland. .'il.

died

bom

.Inly

Avenue presbyterian church York City. He was the author of

tor of the Fifth

of

New

Wav Across T1h> Chief End of Man; Familiar Talks to Hoys; Questions of the Day: God's Word Through Preaching; A

Cliii^tian Home; Voiing Buihlers.

and Foundation Stones

He

died

Sept.

i!7."

in

its:!,

for

1898.

17,

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in Ireland. Hall, Tohn Elihu, lawyer, author, |)r,.

i

was born

Philadelphia, Pa.

He

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ed-

The Portfolio in 1817-27. He was the author of Memoirs of Eminent Persons; Practice and .Iiirisdiction of the Court of ite.l

Admiralty; Life of Dr. Joiin Shaw; and Tracts on Constitutional Law. He died June II, lS-29, in Philadelpliia. Pa. Hall, John Lesslie, educator, author, was born March 2, 18.^(5, in Richmond, Va. He is professor of Knglish language and literature at the William and Mary rolli frr-. He is the author ot Translation of Bcowuli; Old English Idyls; and other works. Hall, John Lincoln, civil engineer, author, was born Sept. 14, 1860, in Shelby county, Since 1896 he has then engaged in civil III. ii;rineering; and is now tn asurer for Purdy and Henderson of New York City. He is. the author of Tables and Squares; and Manual of the Structural Slide Rule.

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Hall, John M., railroad president, was Oct. IG. 1841. He was president of the

York,

New Haven

company.

He

and Hartford

died in 1905 in

bom New

railroail

New

Haveu.

Conn. Hall, John W., merchant, state senator, Sfovernor. was horn .Ian. 1. 1817. in Frederick. D. I. He was state din'ctor in the Farmcr^'

hank

lS(i7-71.

in II

1861-78;

wnx

a

and stock director senator; was

state

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a

delegate to the democratic national convcntion of 187f>: and was th. t wt nt y-eightl> i.'(iv.Tnor of Delaware' in 1S79-83. He died •Ian. 2;!. 1892. in Frederick. Del.

Han, Jonathan C, lawyer,

jurist.

In


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1854*


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