Willard Hall:
Born: December 24, 1780
Birthplace: Westford Massachusetts
Father: Willis Hall 1747 – 1813
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery Westford Massachusetts)
Mother: Mehitabel Poole 1755 – 1804
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery Westford Massachusetts)
1st Wife: Junia Hall 1771 – 1826
(Buried: Old Presbyterian Cemetery Dover Delaware)
2nd Wife: Harriett Hillyard 1798 – 1877
(Buried: Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery Wilmington Delaware)
Children:
Lucinda Hortensia Hall Porter 1809 – 1869
(Buried: Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery Wilmington Delaware)
Education:
1799: Graduated from Harvard College
Occupation before War:
1803 – 1823: Attorney in Dover Delaware
1811 – 1814: Delaware State Secretary of State
1817 – 1821: United States Congressman from Delaware
1820: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1821 – 1823: Delaware State Secretary of State
1821: Delegate to Delaware State Constitutional Convention
1822: Delaware State Senator
1823 – 1871: United States District Court Judge for Delaware District
First President of Delaware State Historical Society
1829: Delaware State Complier to revise State Code
1831: One of the founders of Wilmington Savings Fund Society
1831 – 1872: President of Wilmington Savings Fund Society
1852 – 1870: President of Wilmington Delaware School Board
Civil War Career:
1823 – 1871: United States District Court Judge for Delaware District
1831 – 1872: President of Wilmington Savings Fund Society
1852 – 1870: President of Wilmington Delaware School Board
Occupation after War:
1823 – 1871: United States District Court Judge for Delaware District
1831 – 1872: President of Wilmington Savings Fund Society
1852 – 1870: President of Wilmington Delaware School Board
Died: May 10, 1875
Place of Death: Wilmington Delaware
Age at time of Death: 94 years old
Burial Place: Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery Wilmington Delaware
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