Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-25

| Inc death OF Ex-Governor IIiland Hall,
which took place ON Friday last at the
residence of his son, Mr.. Charles Hail, in
Springfield, Mass, removes one of the
most venerable, honorcd and esteemed
citizens of Vermont. lie had passed by
five months the age of 30 years, retaining
to Il surprising degree his powers of body
and mind. The day before his death he
visited his sons store, and was as we'll as
usual throughout the day. Next morn
ing he was heard to fall in his room, and
was found unconscious on the floor. Tn
| der the measures taken he regained his
consciousness, but sank away and died at
10 o'clock.
Ililand Hall was born in Bennington.
July 20, l195. He spent his boyhood on
! his fathers farm, was educated in the
common schools decided on Il profes-
sonal life when he became of age. read
law, and at the age of "a was admitted to
the bar, began ut once to make his mark
as II lawyer, and was elected Representa-
tive of his town in the Legislature in 1877
when Ezra Butler was governor. Among
his associates in that Legislature were
Jacob Collamer of Royalton, Wyllys Ly-
! man of Hartford, Geo. L. Hodges of Rut-
| land, SilaS II. JenisOn of ShOreham, Viii
liam Upham of Montpelier, Henry Ste
vens OF Barnet, William y. Palmer OF
Danville, John Smith of st. Adams, b. +.
Bailey of Burlington, Ira II. Allen of
/ lraSDurgh, and others whose names be
/ came prominent in public life. He was
/ states attorney Of Bennington county
/ from 1879 to 1882. lie had identified him
/ sell with the Wing party; and the next
year ne was elected to Congress lie
hai four subsequent re elections, represent
/ lug Vermont from lS}3 to iNl3-il period
AL an
tin :. Morrill,, who had six elections to
. the House. lie was chairman of the com
mttce on revolutionary claims, and a.
such wrote several able reports. and
gained especial distinction by the ability
aud spirit with which he replied to several
Ol the y lrgluia delegations and especially
To Coy. tllmcr Of Virginia who was agent
to the Virginia bounty land claims,
amounting to- several millions of dollars
Mr. Hall opposed these claims as tlaudu-
lent, ANA IN consequence was bitterly AS
. sailed by the Virginia COuLrcsomcu and
Gimer, and in II noted reply, in June
lNi2, he as John Quincy Adams said.
"llaNed Jr1lmcr alive. lie made speeches
against President .Jackeon's withdrawal
OF the deposits from the United States
bank, in favor of distributing school funds
to the states, ANA against the attempt to
suppress the pamphlets which the slave
hOl ,crs considered "inCendiarY duCu.
mcnts' in the South He was State bank
commissioner from 1913 to 1916 was judge
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