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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Sam B. Hall, Jr. |
Address | Marshall, Texas , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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January 11, 1924
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Died | April 10, 1994
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Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
Last Modifed | RBH May 25, 2016 04:58pm |
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Info | born in Marshall, Harrison County, Tex., January 11, 1924; graduated from Marshall public schools, 1940; A.A., College of Marshall (now East Texas Baptist University), 1942; attended University of Texas Law School, 1942-1943; served in the United States Air Force, 1943-1945; graduated from Baylor University in 1946; LL.B., Baylor University Law School, 1948; admitted to the Texas bar in 1948 and commenced practice in Marshall; unsuccessful candidate for the House of Representatives in 1962; chairman, Marshall Board of Education, 1972-1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress, by special election, June 19, 1976, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wright Patman; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses and served from June 19, 1976, to May 27, 1985, when he resigned, having been appointed U.S. judge for the Eastern District of Texas; was a resident of Marshall, Tex., until his death there on April 10, 1994.
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