Philo Hall

Philo Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Dakota's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Preceded by Charles H. Burke
Succeeded by Charles H. Burke
Attorney General of South Dakota
In office
1903–1907
Preceded by A. W. Burtt
Succeeded by S. W. Clark
Member of the South Dakota Senate
In office
1901-1903
Personal details
Born (1865-12-31)December 31, 1865
Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, U.S.
Died October 7, 1938(1938-10-07) (aged 72)
Brookings, South Dakota, U.S.
Resting place Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, South Dakota
Political party Republican
Profession Lawyer

Philo Hall (December 31, 1865 – October 7, 1938) was a South Dakota attorney and politician. He served as Attorney General of South Dakota and a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Philo Hall was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota on December 31, 1865, the son of Mary E. (Greene) and Philo Hall, a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War. His parents ran a hotel in Wilton, and the family moved to Brookings, Dakota Territory after the 1883 death of the senior Philo Hall. The younger Philo hall was educated in Wilton and Brookings, studied law with Judge J. O. Andrews, was admitted to the bar in 1887, and practiced in Brookings.

In 1890 Hall married Mary A. Cooke, and they were the parents of three children: Vivian (b. 1891); Philo, Jr. (b. 1895); and Morrell (b. 1898).

A Republican, he was the prosecuting attorney for Brookings County from 1892 to 1898, and also served as city attorney for Brookings. In 1895 he was elected mayor of Brookings, and served one two-year term.[1]

He served in the South Dakota State Senate from 1901 to 1903, and as Attorney General of South Dakota from 1903 through 1907.

In 1906 Hall was elected to Seat A, one of South Dakota's two at-large seats in the U.S. House, and he served one term, March 4, 1907 to March 3, 1909. He did not win renomination for a second term in 1908, and returned to the practice of the law.

Hall died in Brookings on October 7, 1938. He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.

References

  1. ↑ Thornes, Shari (December 30, 2015). City of Brookings Directory: Elected Officials Appointed Boards, Committees & Commissions. Brookins, SD: City of Brookings, South Dakota. p. 39.
Legal offices
Preceded by
A. W. Burtt		 Attorney General of South Dakota
1903–1907 		Succeeded by
S. W. Clark
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