Uriel Sebree Hall (April 12, 1852 – December 30, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, son of William A. Hall and nephew of Willard Preble Hall.
Uriel S. Hall | |
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| 7th President of Pritchett College | |
| In office 1905–1917 | |
| Preceded by | C. C. Hemenway |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Dahlene |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Mansur |
| Succeeded by | Robert N. Bodine |
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| Born | Uriel Sebree Hall April 12, 1852 near Huntsville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1932 (aged 80) Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Relatives | William Preble Hall (uncle) |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Born near Huntsville, Missouri, Hall was tutored privately and graduated from Mount Pleasant College, Huntsville, Missouri, in 1873. He served as superintendent of schools at Moberly, Missouri. Founded an academy at Prairie Hill, Missouri, and served as its president. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in Moberly, Missouri, until 1885, when he engaged in agricultural pursuits near Hubbard, Missouri.
Hall was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1896. He served as president of Pritchett College, Glasgow, Missouri from 1905 to 1917. He moved to Columbia, Missouri, in 1918 and founded the Hall West Point-Annapolis Coaching School, serving as its president and supervisor from 1918 to 1930, when he retired. He died in Columbia, Missouri, December 30, 1932. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Missouri.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Uriel S. Hall (id: H000075)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.