History of Wakefield, (Carroll County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Joshua Gilman Hall - A Biography

Joshua Gilman Hall, representative, was born in Wakefield, N.H., Nov. 5, 1828; son of Joshua Gilman and Betsey (Plumer) Hall, and a descendant in the sixth generation from Deacon John Hall, the first deacon in the First church in Dover, 1638. He prepared for college at Gilmanton academy, was graduated at Dartmouth in 1851, and was admitted to the Stratford county bar in 1855. He practised in Wakefield, 1855-57, and in Dover, N.H., 1857-98. He was married, Nov. 16, 1861, to S. Elizabeth Bigelow of Boston, Mass. He was solicitor of Stratford county, 1862-74; state senator, 1871 and 1872; state representative, 1874; mayor of Dover, 1866-67; U.S. district attorney for New Hampshire, 1874-79, and a representative in the 46th and 47th congresses, 1879-83. He died in Dover, N.H., Oct. 31, 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor