Leonard W. Hall

Leonard Wood Hall ( born October 2, 1900 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, † June 2, 1979 in Glen Cove, New York ) was an American politician. He represented the state of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives and was from 1953 to 1957 Chairman of the Republican National Committee, the party organization of the Republicans.

After attending the public schools Leonard Hall made ​​in 1920 graduated from the Faculty of Law, Georgetown University. He was admitted to the bar in 1922 and commenced practice in New York City then. Politically active, he was the first time 1927-1928 as a deputy to the House of Representatives from New York; 1934 to 1938 he was again at the State Assembly. In the meantime he was sheriff from 1929 to 1931 in Nassau County. From 1930 to 1958 he was a delegate to all State party days of the Republicans; to the Republican National Convention, he took part in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1968.

1938 Hall was first elected to Congress, where he started the first election district of New York State represented, from 1945, the 2nd District. He remained after multiple re-election until 31 December 1952 at Parliament and was subsequently selected for a short time administrative officer ( surrogates ) in Nassau County. A post he resigned to become chairman of the Republican National Committee. After four years, he was the Republican leadership to Meade Alcorn on.

His last job in government services met Hall in 1958 as the personal representative of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the opening of the World Expo in Brussels. He then worked again as a lawyer in Garden City and in New York, before he sat down to rest in Locust Valley.