Biography
Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of Georgetown University in 1920. He was admitted to the bar in 1922 and commenced practice in New York City; he was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1927 and 1928 and from 1934 to 1938, and from 1929 to 1931 was sheriff of Nassau County. He was a delegate to the Republican State conventions from 1930 to 1958 and to the Republican National Conventions in 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1968.
Hall was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress, was reelected to the six succeeding Congresses and held office from January 3, 1939 until December 31, 1952. He did not seek reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress and in November 1952 he was elected surrogate of Nassau County. He resigned that office to become chairman of the Republican National Committee, serving from 1953 to 1957. He was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's personal representative at opening of the Brussels World's Fair in April 1958, and resumed the practice of law in Garden City and New York City. He resided in Locust Valley and in 1979 died in Glen Cove. Interment was in Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow.
| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by F. Trubee Davison |
New York State Assembly, Nassau County 2nd District 1927 – 1928 |
Succeeded by Edwin Lynde |
| Preceded by Edwin Lynde |
New York State Assembly, Nassau County 2nd District 1934 – 1938 |
Succeeded by Norman Penny |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Robert L. Bacon |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1939 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Edgar A. Sharp |
| Preceded by William Bernard Barry |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd congressional district 1945 – 1952 |
Succeeded by Steven B. Derounian |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by C. Wesley Roberts |
Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1953–1957 |
Succeeded by Meade Alcorn |
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