Homer W. Hall

Homer William Hall ( born July 22, 1870 in Shelbyville, Illinois, † September 22, 1954 in Bloomington, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1927 and 1933 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1876, Homer Hall moved with his parents to Bloomington, where he attended the public schools and then the Illinois Wesleyan University. After a subsequent law degree in 1892 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to practice in this profession in Bloomington. He was also active in the banking industry and in agriculture. Between 1909 and 1914 he was a district judge in McLean County and estate; 1916 to 1918 he held the position of Master in Chancery. Politically, he joined the Republican Party. In June 1916 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in part in Chicago, was nominated for the Charles Evans Hughes as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional elections of 1926, Hall was in the 17th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Frank H. Funk on March 4, 1927. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1933 three legislative periods. This period was from 1929 the world economic crisis. In 1932 he was not re-elected.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Homer Hall again worked as a lawyer and in agriculture. Between 1934 and 1942 he was again district judge in McLean County. He died on September 22, 1954 in Bloomington, where he was also buried.