Obed Hall

American politician (1757–1828)

Obed Hall

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	William Hale
Succeeded by	William Hale
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1819
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1801-1802

Personal details
Born	(1757-12-23)December 23, 1757 Raynham, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	June 25, 1835(1835-06-25) (aged 77) Bartlett, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Garland Ridge Cemetery (first) Evergreen Cemetery (second) Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Abigail Dean Hall Eliza Fox Hall
Parent(s)	Jonathan Hall Lydia Hall
Profession	Farmer Innkeeper Surveyor Politician Judge

Obed Hall (December 23, 1757 – April 1, 1828) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire.

Early life

Born in Raynham in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Hall later moved to Madbury and then to Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Career

Since travel at that time was hazardous, Hall became an innkeeper at his farm, which was considered benefactor to the traveling public rather than businessman. Mr Hall was one of two appointed as Surveyor of Highways petitioned the General Court in 1793 for a tax of one penney per acre to be used for the improvement of roads within the town.^[1]

A member of the board of selectmen, Hall served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He was appointed judge of the court of common pleas by Governor John Taylor Gilman in 1805, solicitor and Sheriff in 1812.^[2]

Elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress, Hall served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813). He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate in 1819.

Death

Hall died in Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, on April 1, 1828 (age 70 years, 100 days). Originally, he was interred at Garland Ridge Cemetery, Near Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire. He was reinterred at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.^[3]

Family life

Son of Jonathan and Lydia Leonard Hall, he married Abigail Dean on May 6, 1784.^[4] After her death on November 10, 1804, he married Eliza Fox on June 11, 1805. After Hall's death, Eliza married Richard Odell in November 1832 and moved to Portland, Maine.^[5]

References

^ "Obed Hall". Bartlett Historical Society, Bartlett, New Hampshire. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
^ Jenks, George E. (1870). New Hampshire Register and Political Manual. McFarland & Jenks, 1870. p. 228. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
^ "Obed Hall". 2014 Geni.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
^ New-England Historic (March 1998). The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 51 1897, Volume 51. Heritage Books, 1998. p. 290. ISBN 9780788408663. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
^ "Obed Hall". 2008-2014 4 Hall Cousins. Retrieved July 30, 2014.