Willard Hall | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| In office May 6, 1823 – December 6, 1871 | |
| Appointed by | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | John Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Edward Green Bradford |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – January 22, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Caesar Augustus Rodney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willard Hall December 24, 1780 Westford, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | May 10, 1875 (aged 94) Wilmington, Delaware, US |
| Resting place | Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Education | Harvard University read law |
Willard Hall (December 24, 1780 – May 10, 1875), was a Delaware attorney and politician from Wilmington in New Castle County. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware Senate, as a United States representative from Delaware and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He served as the first President of the Delaware Historical Society, was President of the state Bible society, and was instrumental in the formation of the Wilmington Savings Fund Society as a community bank, serving as its president for more than 40 years.
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Three years ago we had this idea that kids should have a place to take their media that they produce and have it judged by experts and shown to their kids to encourage them and to encourage their teachers, and it's amazing you've been in there and seen what some of the kids can produce and it's just amazing to see what even the kindergartners come up with when they are given tools and let their creativity run wild. I had come from K-12 teaching background and one thing I found was that I could teach a kid I could put technology in their hands and teach a lots of different content areas and there were so motivated to learn because they didn't really think they were writing a paper, they were writing the script and so I could teach the right enough, along with that even though they were producing a video so that was my background and what I remember from being a K-12 teacher is I wanted more more places that my kids could show off their great work and to a wider audience and so that's why I started the Oklahoma State Student Media Festival. What I like most about the media festival is that we got to try stuff with cameras and all and I haven't gotten to touch a camera for a long time. Well I learned how to use a video and how to make a video mostly. This is my second year doing stuff for the festival and it is always really fun, especially this year because we got to do some hands-on work shops and learn about the stuff about Garage Band and about, everything else available at OSU I wasn't aware of the good broadcasting program that was here at OSU, and now after this it is really great and I would encourage people to look into it because I did not know about it until today
Education and career
Born on December 24, 1780, in Westford, Massachusetts,[1] Hall attended the public schools and Westford Academy.[2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1799 and read law in 1803.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Dover, Delaware from 1803 to 1823.[1] He was Secretary of State of Delaware from 1811 to 1814, and from 1821 to 1823.[1]
Congressional service
Hall was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Delaware's at-large congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 15th United States Congress.[2] He was reelected to the 16th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1817, until January 22, 1821, when he resigned.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1820 for reelection to the 17th United States Congress.[2] He was a member of the Delaware Senate in 1822.[2] He was the compiler of the Revised Code of Delaware in 1829.[2] He was a delegate to the Delaware constitutional convention in 1821.[2]
Federal judicial service
Hall received a recess appointment from President James Monroe on May 6, 1823, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge John Fisher.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Monroe on December 5, 1823.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1823, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on December 6, 1871, due to his retirement.[1]
Other service
Hall was President of the Wilmington School Board from 1852 to 1870.[2] Hall was also the first President of the Delaware Historical Society.[3] In September 1831, Hall was among twenty-five founding members elected to serve on the board of the newly formed Wilmington Savings Fund Society, a community bank designed to provide persons with only modest savings a safe place to deposit their funds. On October 1, 1831, Hall was elected president of the bank, a position he held until 1872, when he retired at the age of 92.[4][5]
Death
Hall died on May 10, 1875, in Wilmington, Delaware,[1] where he had moved in 1825.[2] He was interred in the Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington.[2]
Family
In 1806, Hall married Junia Killen, the daughter of Chancellor William Killen and they had a daughter, Lucinda. Junia died in 1826 and Hall married Harriet Hillyard.[6]
Religious service
Hall served as a ruling elder and Sunday School teacher in the Presbyterian Church.[5]
Electoral history
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | votes | % | Opponent | Party | votes | % | ||
| 1814 | U.S. Representative | Willard Hall | Republican | 2,547 | 20% | Thomas Cooper | Federalist | 3,960 | 30% | ||
| 1816 | U.S. Representative | Willard Hall | Republican | 3,534 | 24% | Caleb Rodney | Federalist | 3,433 | 23% | ||
| 1818 | U.S. Representative | Willard Hall | Republican | 3,007 | 25% | Thomas Clayton | Federalist | 2,902 | 23% | ||
| 1820 | U.S. Representative | Willard Hall | Republican | 3,525 | 24% | Louis McLane | Federalist | 3,918 | 27% | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hall, Willard - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j United States Congress. "Willard Hall (id: H000076)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Hall 1883, p. 526.
- ^ "WSFS Founder's Day Ceremony" October 1, 2013
- ^ a b Hall 1883, p. 525.
- ^ Hall 1883, p. 524.
Sources
- Conrad, Henry C. (1908). History of the State of Delaware. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Company.
- Hall, David Brainerd (1883). The Halls of New England: Genealogical and Biographical. Albany, New York: J. Munsell's Sons.
- Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). Democracy in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books. ISBN 1-892142-23-6.
- Martin, Roger A. (1984). A History of Delaware Through its Governors. Wilmington, Delaware: McClafferty Press.
- Scharf, John Thomas (1888). History of Delaware 1609–1888. 2 vols. Philadelphia: L. J. Richards & Co.
- Wilson, Emerson. (1969). Forgotten Heroes of Delaware. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Deltos Publishing Company.
External links
- "Hall, Willard - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- United States Congress. "Willard Hall (id: H000076)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Delaware's Members of Congress
- The Political Graveyard
Places with more information
- Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
- University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831–2965
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