Obed Hall

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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
Personal details
Born (1757-12-23)December 23, 1757
Raynham, Bristol County
Massachusetts, USA
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Bartlett, Carroll County
New Hampshire, USA
Resting place Garland Ridge Cemetery (first)
Evergreen Cemetery (second)
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Political party Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s) Abigail Dean Hall
Eliza Fox Hall
Parents 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, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 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 CongressHall 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 reintered 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]

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire

1811-1813
Succeeded by
William Hale