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  Hall, Willard
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NameWillard Hall
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Wilmington, Delaware , United States
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Born December 24, 1780
DiedMay 10, 1875 (94 years)
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InfoWillard Hall (December 24, 1780 – May 10, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative from Delaware.

Hall was born in Westford, Middlesex County, Mass., on December 24, 1780; attended the public schools and Westford Academy; was graduated from Harvard University in 1799; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1803 and commenced practice in Dover, Del.; secretary of state of Delaware 1811-1814; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress; reelected to the Sixteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1817, until January 22, 1821, when he resigned; unsuccessful candidate in 1820 for reelection to the Seventeenth Congress; again secretary of state in 1821; member of the State senate in 1822; appointed United States district judge for Delaware and served from May 6, 1823, until December 6, 1871, when he resigned; moved to Wilmington, Del., in 1825; compiler of the Revised Code of Delaware in 1829; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821; president of the Wilmington School Board 1852-1870; died in Wilmington, Del., May 10, 1875; interment in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.


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  12/09/1823 U.S. District Court Judge for Delaware Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/03/1820 DE District At Large Lost 23.49% (-3.36%)
  10/05/1818 DE District At Large Won 25.22% (+0.00%)
  10/07/1816 DE District At Large Won 23.64% (+0.00%)
  10/04/1814 DE District At Large Lost 19.56% (-10.88%)
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