Thomas Hall (North Dakota politician)

Thomas Hall
Thomas Hall
	Thomas Hall
7th and 11th North Dakota Secretary of State
	In office; 1913–1924
Governor	L. B. Hanna; Lynn Frazier
Preceded by	Patrick D. Norton
Succeeded by	Robert Byrne
	In office; 1943–1954
Governor	John Moses; Fred G. Aandahl; Clarence Norman Brunsdale
Preceded by	Herman Thorson
Succeeded by	Ben Meier
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's 2nd district
	In office; November 4, 1924 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	George M. Young
Succeeded by	District inactive
Personal details
Born	June 6, 1869; Cliff Mine, Michigan
Died	December 4, 1958 (aged 89); Bismarck, North Dakota
Political party	Republican

Thomas Hall (June 6, 1869 – December 4, 1958) was a United States Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives. He also served as the North Dakota Secretary of State for two different periods, each lasting 12 years.

Biography

Thomas Hall was born in Cliff Mine, Michigan. He came to North Dakota with his parents in 1883, and was educated in Stutsman County schools and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.[1] He served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1913 to 1924. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Young and served from November 4, 1924 to March 3, 1933. He was again Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1943 until 1954, when he retired. He was the oldest Secretary of State to serve the state when he left office at age 85. He died in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1958 at age 89.

Family

Hall was married to Anna M. Grafstein of Jamestown on September 1, 1897. She died on September 28, 1944. They had four children; Richard Hall, Lucille Blunt, Ellen Hornthal, and Edna Rumreich.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

United States Congress. "Thomas Hall (id: H000071)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Notes

North Dakota Blue Book, 1954

External links

Political offices
Preceded by Patrick D. Norton	Secretary of State of North Dakota 1913–1924	Succeeded by Robert Byrne
Preceded by Herman Thorson	Secretary of State of North Dakota 1943–1954	Succeeded by Ben Meier
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by George M. Young	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's 2nd congressional district 1924–1933	Succeeded by James H. Sinclair

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[1] North Dakota Blue Book, 1954