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American politician (1870–1954)

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Homer W. Hall


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district
In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Frank H. Funk
Succeeded by	Frank Gillespie

Personal details
Born	(1870-07-22)July 22, 1870 Shelbyville, Illinois
Died	September 22, 1954(1954-09-22) (aged 84) Bloomington, Illinois
Political party	Republican

Homer William Hall (July 22, 1870 – September 22, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Shelbyville, Illinois, Hall moved with his parents to Bloomington, Illinois, in 1876. He attended the public schools and Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Bloomington, Illinois. He engaged in banking and was also interested in agricultural pursuits. He was a county judge of McLean County 1909-1914, probate judge 1909-1914, and master in chancery 1916-1918. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916.

Hall was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law and agricultural pursuits.

Hall was again elected as county judge of McLean County, in 1934, and served until his retirement in 1942. He died in Bloomington, Illinois, September 22, 1954. He was interred in Park Hill Cemetery.

References

United States Congress. "Homer W. Hall (id: H000053)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byFrank H. Funk	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th congressional district 1927-1933	Succeeded byFrank Gillespie

Illinois's delegation(s) to the 70th–72nd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

70th	Senate: ▌C. Deneen (R) ▌F. Smith (R) ▌O. Glenn (R)	House: ▌M. Madden (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌C. Chindblom (R) ▌R. Yates Jr. (R) ▌S. Kunz (D) ▌M. A. Michaelson (R) ▌E. Sproul (R) ▌W. Arnold (D) ▌W. Holaday (R) ▌W. Hull (R) ▌H. Rathbone (R) ▌F. Reid (R) ▌M. Hull (R) ▌T. Doyle (D) ▌C. Adkins (R) ▌J. Allen (R) ▌E. Irwin (R) ▌W. Johnson (R) ▌J. Major (D) ▌J. Buckbee (R) ▌H. Hall (R) ▌J. Igoe (D)
71st	Senate: ▌C. Deneen (R) · ▌O. Glenn (R)	House: ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌C. Chindblom (R) ▌R. Yates Jr. (R) ▌S. Kunz (D) ▌M. A. Michaelson (R) ▌E. Sproul (R) ▌W. Arnold (D) ▌W. Holaday (R) ▌W. Hull (R) ▌F. Reid (R) ▌M. Hull (R) ▌T. Doyle (D) ▌C. Adkins (R) ▌J. Allen (R) ▌E. Irwin (R) ▌W. Johnson (R) ▌J. Buckbee (R) ▌H. Hall (R) ▌J. Igoe (D) ▌B. Chiperfield (R) ▌O. De Priest (R) ▌R. McCormick (R) ▌F. Ramey (R) ▌C. Parsons (R)
72nd	Senate: ▌O. Glenn (R) · ▌J. H. Lewis (D)	House: ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌C. Chindblom (R) ▌R. Yates Jr. (R) ▌S. Kunz (D) ▌W. Arnold (D) ▌W. Holaday (R) ▌W. Hull (R) ▌F. Reid (R) ▌M. Hull (R) ▌C. Adkins (R) ▌J. Allen (R) ▌W. Johnson (R) ▌J. Buckbee (R) ▌H. Hall (R) ▌J. Igoe (D) ▌J. Major (D) ▌B. Chiperfield (R) ▌O. De Priest (R) ▌C. Parsons (D) ▌H. Beam (D) ▌W. Dieterich (D) ▌P. Granata (R) ▌C. Karch (D) ▌K. Keller (D) ▌E. Kelly (D) ▌L. Schuetz (D)

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