The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-25
GOVERNOR HALL DEAD.
The Distinguished State Senator and
Ex-Governor of Delaware Dies Pence
ably at His Home in Frederica,

GA-dOVSTuUI Oh DethWhFt bleS EthCC-
ably at His Home in Frederick,
State Senator from Kent County and
Ex-Governor of Delaware John w, Hall
died at his home In Frederick Del, the
town OF his birth, on Saturday evening
at 6.45 o'clock. He has for long time
been suffering from n complication OF
Diseases but 1t was not until Sunday
the 18th instant, that This illness was
considered dangerous, and indeed 80
sudden was the attack that but few
people in tho State knew of his illness
until his death. In the complication
of diseases that troubled him heart
trouble predominated. The Governor
has been a widower since 1887 but his
children living, Samuel W. Hall of
Dover, John W. Hall Jr., of Frederick
end Mrs. Sarah II. Lister of Philadel-
phia surrounded his bedside when he
died
John W. Halls ancestors were
amongst the earliest settlers of Kent
comfy. His parents were John and
Henrietta Hall, the latter daughter
of Nathaniel Bowman. a Kent County
| farmer. lie was born in Frederick.
January /, 1877. His parents died when
| he was nine years old and he remained
with an uncle who was his guardian
until he was II years of age. During
this time he was educated in tho best
home schools then in existence. At
II he became clerk In the store of
Clement Masten for whom he was to
work eight months for $50 and board
ed, and WIS allowed to carry on the
confectionery department of tho store
on his own account.
At the end OF his term he entered the
store Of solomon Townsend, where he
bad the 5ume privilege he enjoyed in
Masteu's store. While hera. he made
money enough from his candy Lusi-
lness to buy out and equip IL cabinet
makers shop und employed eXnerl.
encad workmen to cArrytt on while no
attended to the management. The
first mahogany furniture ever made
| in t'rodurica was made in his shop.
When no reached 81 years of age he
bought out the store of his employer
and having no more time TO attend to
his cabinet making enterprise, he sold
out the business, receiving new
house in exchange. lle then engaged
largely in mercantile pursuits, and
dealt in woOu, coal. lime, fertilizers
and lumber. This Icing before the
days railroadlng In lower Delaware
] he had to have vessels, and he built
his first vessel in 1888 and he heeamt
the largest vessel owner in the State,
! 10 is owner and part owner Of som'
twenty schounnrs ranging in tonnag,
rom S5l 10 IStll iona In 1861 ho tool
limos L. Anderson into rartn,rshil
lIyith him In thr mrrphaulIt se buaiu1.y,
In!d in l.yT Id r,firnd. Ills son. ,Ioh1
" Hall. Jr.. taking his place. In 1888
tho latter retiled. MIR. Hall was pru
baby the largest land owner III Della
wro. lie inherited three farms an,
purchased some seventeen others, III
Land much al IT, vor, ynluable.
On Norember IL. 1872. Mr.. Hall mar
\ ,ted Mas Carolina Warren. the onl,
, ,inuphier Of SumInl and Sarah N Wnr
ran Of NTurdnrIfiII Nrct Mrs Unl
tdinl an March 10 iS4Y nftor M iIInrs
, ~ only four DAYS. OF the,rIour ehil
-, drpu Thnra are living SnnrunI WaIro
: ljnil 81 Dover John n. Hall ,Ir I
FrnIericn ami Mrs So,.oh ii Tisto,
VITA of Charles G. Later n phiIade
Min In,yvpr Carolina Warren lin
'Ii"'i i'm Lcr al yrnr MIR Hail ioins
tha Neihodist Enisconal Ghnrch n
, WnrpL III Iyi9 aud held n numhnr d
irnn,,-tnut rLt,rrh nfIinaa
G Ia noiitins Gnvermor Hall ,v,s ori ,
b,aIIv n Viii NM Nh nJmirer ~ Jn5I
NJ GInvtnn mi yvhan That mn
, ceased "a ryist he hnramo a Demnrrnt
i In isfI he wos eicctaI n ,Ilrcninr ,
|. +hi, Ea,.,,,a,s, I,a,,t n,i,inb nn,itiI',, !
Gc ,G mil !" iSs3 IAN IN 1sfS he was , encta
Stnta Senator fnr four ynara ~
0 was snrni;nr Turin lie lpst Of M
. ta,1n MA he 1on,a within tbrn
n Wn,es 81 Iait,, nn,,,inatel fn,. ftnya
> nor 80. r.nt.c,1,C,, ii,ahran tLoH,,h
,yn. Tn,, [n.tIa en,,nt,'s t"in S''' IL II ~
Ta was N drl.,J,,rc ~ ia Naiinn,
na " onyertf%r int I@ ,', 'T,''