Robert S. Hall
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Robert Samuel Hall was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Williamsburg, Mississippi, Hall attended the common schools of Williamsburg and Hattiesburg, Mississippi
. He taught school in Hancock County, Mississippi
, in 1894. He was graduated from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
, in 1898. He owned and edited the Hattiesburg Citizen from 1895 to 1900 and from 1920 to 1925.
Hall was graduated from the law department of Millsaps College in 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Hattiesburg. He served as member of the State senate 1906-1908. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908. He served as prosecuting attorney of Forrest County 1910-1912, as district attorney of the twelfth judicial district from 1912 to 1918, and as circuit judge of that district from 1918 to 1929.
Hall was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1933). He served as chairman of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation (Seventy-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.
He was employed in the legal division of the Federal Trade Commission
in Washington, D.C.
, from 1933 until his death in Arlington, Virginia, June 10, 1941. He was interred in the Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Williamsburg, Mississippi, Hall attended the common schools of Williamsburg and Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
. He taught school in Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,967 people, 16,897 households, and 11,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 21,072 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...
, in 1894. He was graduated from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, in 1898. He owned and edited the Hattiesburg Citizen from 1895 to 1900 and from 1920 to 1925.
Hall was graduated from the law department of Millsaps College in 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Hattiesburg. He served as member of the State senate 1906-1908. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908. He served as prosecuting attorney of Forrest County 1910-1912, as district attorney of the twelfth judicial district from 1912 to 1918, and as circuit judge of that district from 1918 to 1929.
Hall was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1933). He served as chairman of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation (Seventy-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.
He was employed in the legal division of the Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
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in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, from 1933 until his death in Arlington, Virginia, June 10, 1941. He was interred in the Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
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