Alfred A. Hall

Alfred A. Hall (December 31, 1848 – January 21, 1912) was a Vermont attorney, politician and judge who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.

Alfred A. Hall
Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
In office 1906–1912
Preceded by	None (Court reorganized)
Succeeded by	Frank L. Fish
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
In office 1892–1894
Preceded by	Frank A. Dwinell
Succeeded by	Frank Plumley
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office 1892–1894 Serving with Olin Merrill
Preceded by	William R. Fairchild, Henry M. Stevens, Edward P. Adams
Succeeded by	William Henry Hunt, Leander Cushman Leavens
Constituency	Franklin County
State's Attorney of Franklin County, Vermont
In office 1882–1884
Preceded by	Harry E. Rustedt
Succeeded by	George W. Burleson
Personal details
Born	(1848-12-31)December 31, 1848 Athens, Vermont, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1912(1912-01-21) (aged 63) St. Albans City, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Saxtons River Cemetery, Saxtons River, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Attorney

Biography

Alfred Allen Hall was born in Athens, Vermont, on December 31, 1848. He was educated at Townshend's Leland and Gray Seminary, studied law, and began a practice in St. Albans in 1873.^[1] Among the prospective attorneys who studied in his office was Lee Stephen Tillotson.^[2]

A Republican, Hall served in local offices, including town meeting moderator, village president and school board member. From 1882 to 1884 he was Franklin County State's Attorney.^[3]

Hall was a longtime member of the Vermont National Guard, enlisting as a private and attaining the rank of colonel on the staff of Governor Samuel Pingree.^[4]

An active Mason, in 1887 Hall laid the cornerstone at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument.^[5]

In 1892 Hall was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served one term and was the Senate's President Pro Tem.^[6] Hall was named a judge of the Vermont Superior Court in 1906. He served until his death, and was succeeded by Frank L. Fish.^[7][8][9]

Judge Hall died in St. Albans on January 21, 1912.^[10]

References

1. Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1892, page 319
2. "Craft Movement in Vermont". The American Tyler-Keystone. Ann Arbor, MI: Tyler Publishing Company. October 20, 1909. p. 173.
3. Jacob G. Ullery, editor, Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, page 174
4. Prentiss Cutler Dodge, editor, Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, page 90
5. C. A. Pierce (Bennington), publisher, Record, History, and Description of the Bennington Battle Monument: and the Ceremonies at the Laying of the Corner Stone, August 16th, 1887, (1887), page 9
6. Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate, 1870–2011, (2011), page 2
7. A. N. Marquis and Company, publisher, Who's Who in New England, 1909, pages 444 to 445
8. Vermont Historical Society, One Thousand Men, 1915, page 25
9. "Judge Frank L. Fish". Vermont Phoenix. Brattleboro, VT. February 16, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Vermont Council of Deliberation, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Proceedings 1875-2009, (2009), page 40

Political offices
Preceded by Frank A. Dwinell	President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate 1892 – 1894	Succeeded by Frank Plumley