Thomas Hall (politician)

Thomas Hall ( * June 6, 1869 in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan, † December 4, 1958 in Bismarck, North Dakota) was an American politician. Between 1924 and 1933 he represented the second electoral district of the State of North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

Thomas Hall moved in 1883 with his parents in the near Jamestown Stutsman County in North Dakota. He attended the public schools and the Concordia College in Moorhead (Minnesota). Between 1887 and 1894 he worked at the track construction for various railway companies, from 1896 to 1907 he was a newspaper reporter in Fargo. At the same time he was still engaged in agriculture, and a member of the National Guard of North Dakota.

Political rise

Hall was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1903 and 1907 he was administrative officer of the city Fargo. From 1910 to 1914 he was a member of the railroad committee and 1912-1924 he was managing as Secretary of State official of the State of North Dakota. In 1924, Hall was elected to succeed the retiring George M. Young in the U.S. House of Representatives. After several re- elections he could hold that office between November 4, 1924 to March 3, 1933. For the elections of 1932 he had not been nominated.

Further CV

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives to Hall dedicated his private business. This included mainly the agricultural sector, where he worked as a rancher and farmer. Between 1943 and 1954 he was again Secretary of State of North Dakota. Then he withdrew into retirement. Thomas Hall was married to Anna M. Grafstein, with whom he had four children.