The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-11-23
Bordman Hall.

Bordmsn Hall, Esq, has been nomi-
mated by a citizen caucus for mayor of
Boston, and the Boston Herald publishes
the following sketch OF his career:
Bordman Hall was born in Bangor, Me-,
April 16, 1856, and attended the public
schools of his native city. He. fitted for
college at Westbrook Seminary and at DR..
HansOn's Classical Institute in Watervlle,
Me-, and subsequently attended Colby
University. He read law with the Hon.
William H. Mcclellan, and completed
his legal studies at the Boston University
law S, hool, from which he received the
degree LII. B..in 1880, being appointed
faculty orator of his class.
In the same year, having been admitted
to the Suffolk bar, he began the active
practice of his profession in Boston, and
in 1887 was appointed assistant United
States attorney for the district of Massa-
chusetts. He discharged the duties of
that Office with marked ability and salts
faction until 1890, when he retired to de-
vote his whole time to his constantly in
creasing law business.
Mr.. Hall has been eminently successful
and ranks among the leading members of
the Boston bar. AS the attorney for the
government he appeared for the United
States in many important trials, and after
leaving the United States attorneys office
he was called into several important Grim
inal trials.
He was member of the Boston school
board from 1885 to 1885, In 1892 he was
nominated for State auditor and polled an
exceptional vote, running next to the can
didates for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor by long lead over the rest of the
ticket.
In 1898 he was elected a member of the
Boston board of aldermen, and served on
several important committees, gaining
general approval. ln 1896, as a Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the 10th
Massachusetts district, he led the COM
bined Democratic tickets, headed respec-
lively by Bryan and Palmer, and also
every local candidate with three excep-
tions, and had personal lead of over
5000 votes.
In 1897 Mr.. Hall name was presented
to the Democratic congressional conven-
ton for the 10th district, but, because of
his supposed disaffection and failure to
support the Chicago platform and the
free silver cause, Henry S. Naphep was
nominated in his stead. Mr.. Hall has al
ways acted with independence in his DO
litical career.
He has appeared before many State
House committees upon legislation affect
ing the city of Boston, and has favored
reform and economy in municipal govern
ment, and while man of progressive
ideas and favorng economy, he has al
ways advocated for municipal reform on
progressive lines.
He is a member of the American and
Boston bar associations, OF the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company of Mas
sachusetts and of the societies of the Sons
of the American Revolution, the War of
1872, and the Colonial Wars, and also of
several college and social organizations.
In 1895 he was elected president of the
Citizens Municipal League Of Boston,
and has taken deep interest in questions
relating to municipal growth and develop
ment. He was a member of the official
staff of the 9th regiment, Nj. V. NJ, for a
time, and has also been connected with
several other military organizations.
Mr.. Hall was married in 1892 to Mary
E. Hamlin, a relative of the late Vice
President Hamlin and a sister of Prof.
George H. Hamlin of the Maine State
College, and cousin of Prof Charles
Hamlin of Harvard University. They re-
side in the Dorchester district.