Richard Henry Hall

Richard Henry Hall
Mayor of
Taunton, Massachusetts
In office
1886–1886
Preceded by Onias S. Paige
Succeeded by Everett D. Godfrey
Mayor of
Taunton, Massachusetts
In office
1888–1889
Preceded by Everett D. Godfrey
Succeeded by Arthur Alger
Member of the Common Council of
Taunton, Massachusetts[1]
Member of the Norton, Massachusetts
School Committee[1]
Personal details
Born November 7, 1830[2]
Norton, Massachusetts
Died September 7, 1909
Taunton, Massachusetts
Spouse(s) Susan Jane Drake[3]
Children Henry[3] Lindsey Hall;
Frederick Stanley Hall;
Edward George Hall[3]
Alma mater Bristol Academy, Taunton; Pierce Academy, Middleborough[3]

Richard Henry Hall (November 7, 1830 – September 7, 1909) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Hall was born November 7, 1830 in Norton, Massachusetts to Richard H. Hall and Mary A. (Bates) Hall.[3] Hall attended the public schools in Norton, Bristol Academy in Taunton and Pierce Academy in Middleborough, Massachusetts.[3]

Marriage and children

Hall married Susan Jane Drake on January 3, 1859.[3] The couple had three children Henry[3] Lindsey Hall, Frederick Stanley Hall and Edward George Hall.[3]

Mayor of Taunton

Hall was elected Mayor of Taunton in December 1886.[3]

Political offices
Preceded by
Onias S. Paige		 Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts
1886 – 1886		 Succeeded by
Everett D. Godfrey
Preceded by
Everett D. Godfry		 Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts
1888 – 1889		 Succeeded by
Arthur Alger

Notes

  1. 1 2 Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 277.
  2. ↑ Waters, Henry Fitz-Gilbert (January 1910), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume LXIV, No. 253, Boston, Ma.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 101.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 276.
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