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History of Huntsville, (Randolph County) MissouriOur database does not include an historic photo for Huntsville, (Randolph County) Missouri, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:William Augustus Hall - A Biography William Augustus Hall, representative, was born in Portland, Maine, in November, 1816; son of John and Stativa (Preble) Hall. He was a brother of Willard Preble Hall, and was taken to Harper's Ferry, Va., by his father before 1820. He was educated at Yale in the class of 1837, but did not graduate. He removed to Randolph county, Mo., in 1840, with his father's family; studied law and practised in Huntsville, 1841, and subsequently in Fayette, Howard county. He was a presidential elector in 1844; judge of the circuit court, 1847-61; and a representative in the 87th and 38th congresses, 1861-65, having been elected in place of J. B. Clark, expelled. He declined the appointment as U.S. senator in 1861; was a member of the Missouri convention in 1861, where he opposed the adoption of the Drake constitution; was a curator of the Missouri state university 1853-54, and was a delegate to the philadelphia National Union convention of 1866. He was married to Octavia Sebree. He died at Huntsville, Mo., Dec. 14, 1889. |
Missouri Facts: Randolph County Facts: Seat: HuntsvilleEstablished: 1829 Formed from: Ralls
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: HUNTSVILLE, a post-village, capital of Randolph county, Missouri, 78 miles N. by W. from Jefferson City. The East Chariton river passes very near or through the village. An effort is making to build a plank-road from Glasgow to this place. Huntsville is situated 245 meters above sea level. |