The Halls
- William Augustus Hall (1815–1888), Circuit Court Judge in Missouri 1847–1861, delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention 1861, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1861–1865, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1864. Brother of Willard Preble Hall.
- Willard Preble Hall (1820–1882), Attorney of Sparta, Missouri; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1847–1853; candidate for U.S. Senate from Missouri 1856; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1861–1864; Governor of Missouri 1864–1865. Brother of William Augustus Hall.
- Uriel Sebree Hall (1852–1932), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1893–1897. Son of William Augustus Hall.
NOTE: Willard Preble Hall was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Mordecai Oliver.
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Famous quotes containing the word halls:
“The good grey guardians of art
Patrol the halls on spongy shoes,
Impartially protective, though
Perhaps suspicious of Toulouse.”
—Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)
“I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humaneness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)