Obed Hall
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Obed Hall was a United States Representative from New Hampshire
.
He was born in Raynham, Massachusetts
. He later moved to Madbury, New Hampshire
and then to Upper Bartlett, New Hampshire
and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Subsequently, he became an innkeeper.
Hall served a surveyor of highways, was a member of the board of selectmen, served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
, and was appointed judge of the court of common pleas by Governor John Taylor Gilman
.
Hall was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813). He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate
in 1819. He died in Bartlett in 1828 and was buried in Garland Ridge Cemetery. Later, he was reburied in Evergreen Cemetery
in Portland, Maine
.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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He was born in Raynham, Massachusetts
Raynham, Massachusetts
Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,739 at the 2000 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.-History:...
. He later moved to Madbury, New Hampshire
Madbury, New Hampshire
Madbury is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,771 at the 2010 census.-History:Madbury was originally a part of Dover called Barbadoes, after the West Indies island of Barbados with which settlers conducted trade, sending wood and lumber in exchange for...
and then to Upper Bartlett, New Hampshire
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Bartlett is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2010 census. Bartlett includes the villages of Glen, Lower Bartlett and Intervale. It is set in the White Mountains, surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest...
and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Subsequently, he became an innkeeper.
Hall served a surveyor of highways, was a member of the board of selectmen, served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...
, and was appointed judge of the court of common pleas by Governor John Taylor Gilman
John Taylor Gilman
John Taylor Gilman was a farmer, shipbuilder, and statesman from Exeter, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1782-1783 and was Governor of New Hampshire for 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, to a...
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Hall was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813). He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...
in 1819. He died in Bartlett in 1828 and was buried in Garland Ridge Cemetery. Later, he was reburied in Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery (Portland, Maine)
Evergreen Cemetery is a garden style cemetery in Portland, Maine, United States. With of land, it is the second largest cemetery in the state. It was established in 1855 and became the city's main cemetery after the Western Cemetery. As of March 2011, only of the were used for cemetery-related...
in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
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