Background
Hall, Hilland was born on July 20, 1795 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Hubbard) Hall.
Governor of Vermont congressman
Hall, Hilland was born on July 20, 1795 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Hubbard) Hall.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, U. Vermont, 1859.
Admitted to Bennington County (Vermont) bar, 1819. State’s attorney for Bennington County, 1829-1831. Member United States House of Representatives from Vermont, 23d-27th congresses, 1833-1843.
Commissioner Vermont State Bank, 1843-1846. Judge Supreme Court Vermont, 1846-1850. 2d comptroller of treasury, 1850-1851.
United States land commissioner for California, 1851-1854. Governor Vermont, 1858-1860. President Vermont History Society, 1859-1865.
Author: History of Vermont from Its Discovery to Its Admission to the Union in 1791.
Member United States House of Representatives from Vermont, 23d-27th congresses, 1833-1843.
Married Dolly Tuttle Davis, October 27, 1818, 8 children including Charles.