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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Augustus Hall |
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Keosauqua, Iowa , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 29, 1814
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| Died | February 01, 1861
(46 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | HALL, Augustus, a Representative from Iowa; born in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., April 29, 1814; attended the common schools and Middleburg (N.Y.) Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ohio; assistant United States marshal in 1839; prosecuting attorney of Union County 1840-1842; moved to Keosauqua, Iowa, in 1844; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress; appointed by President Buchanan as chief justice of Nebraska Territory in 1858 and served until his death in Bellevue, Nebr., February 1, 1861; interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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