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    Hall, Albert R. "A.R."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1869-71 (District 5); House 1872-74 (District 27); House 1877 (District 27)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1842
    Birth Place: Vermont
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1905
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: A.R.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Dayton
    Occupation (when first elected): Merchant

    EDUCATION

    Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: 11th Regiment (Lieutenant; Provost Marshal, Gallatin, Tennessee); 18?? to 18??
    Military: 2nd Minnesota Regiment (3 years); 18?? to 18??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1856 and settled in Wright County. After his military service was over he moved to Dayton, Minnesota.

    "His politics are Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 39)

    Total Days Served: 2562

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Dayton
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "His politics are Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 39)
    Committees:
    • Insurance
    • Rules and Joint Rules
    • Ways and Means (Chair)

    16th Legislative Session (1874)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/4/1873
    Residence: Dayton
    Term of Office: 1/6/1874 to 1/4/1875
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873; the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1869; and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 39.
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    15th Legislative Session (1873)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/5/1872
    Residence: Dayton
    Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/5/1874
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873; the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1869; and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 39.
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    14th Legislative Session (1872)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/7/1871
    Residence: Dayton
    Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 1/6/1873
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873; the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1869; and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 39.
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    13th Legislative Session (1871)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 05
    Elected: 11/8/1870
    Residence: Dayton
    Term of Office: 1/3/1871 to 1/1/1872
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Joint Printing
    • Public Lands (Chair)

    12th Legislative Session (1870)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 05
    Elected: 11/2/1869
    Residence: Dayton
    Term of Office: 1/4/1870 to 1/2/1871
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Joint Printing
    • Railroads
    • Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams (Chair)
    • State Prison

    11th Legislative Session (1869)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 05
    Elected: 11/3/1868
    Residence: Dayton
    Term of Office: 1/5/1869 to 1/3/1870
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Engrossment
    • Joint Printing
    • Military Affairs

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Hall, A.R." The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873, p. 29.

    "Hon. A.R. Hall." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 39.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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