James Knox Polk Hall

James Knox Polk Hall (September 30, 1844 – January 5, 1915) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

James K. P. Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district
In office March 4, 1899 – November 29, 1902
Preceded by	William Carlile Arnold
Succeeded by	Joseph C. Sibley
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1902–1914
Personal details
Born	(1844-09-30)September 30, 1844 Milesburg, Pennsylvania
Died	January 5, 1915(1915-01-05) (aged 70) Tampa, Florida
Political party	Democratic

Biography

James K. P. Hall was born in Milesburg, Pennsylvania. He was educated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He was elected district attorney of Elk County, Pennsylvania in 1867, and reelected in 1870 and 1873. He retired from the practice of law in 1883 to engage in the coal, lumber, and railroad businesses as well as banking.

Hall was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served until his resignation. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1902 to 1914. He died in Tampa, Florida, in 1915. Interment in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ridgway, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• United States Congress. "James K. P. Hall (id: H000054)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard