Hall, George R. "G.R."
House 1877 (District 15)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Wabasha
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/29/1836
Birth Place:
Stanstead, Quebec/Canada East
Birth County:
Hatley
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
??/??/1915
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
G.R.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Plainview
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Schools in Canada; At Least Elementary School; Log Schoolhouse
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
1st Minnesota Light Artillery (United States Civil War, Vicksburg, Black River Bridge, Cairo, and Indianapolis; Mustered Out Due to a Disability Contracted While in the Military);
12/1863 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Electa A. Austin (married on October 17, 1858)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of English and Irish ancestry.
He moved to Wisconsin in the summer of 1852, with his family. He came to Plainview, Minnesota in the summer of 1856.
He was disabled while serving in the military.
"His politics are Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 39)
He was a member of the Masonic order.
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Plainview
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Wabasha
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "His politics are Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 39)
Committees:
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Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
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Printing