Background
Wall, William was born on March 20, 1800 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Wall, William was born on March 20, 1800 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wall received a limited schooling. In 1822 Wall moved to Williamsburg, now part of Brooklyn, New York, where he established himself as a rope manufacturer. He served as mayor in 1853, and was one of the leaders of the successful movement for Williamsburg to merge with Brooklyn.
He was one of the incorporators of the Williamsburg Savings Bank, and served as its president
Wall was also one of the founders of the Williamsburg City Bank (later the First National Bank) and the Williamsburg Dispensary. Wall was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress and served one term, March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1862. He served as delegate to the National Union Convention in 1866.
Wall died in Brooklyn, New York on April 20, 1872 and was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, Section 56, Lot 9802.
The Honorable William Wall is the floating clubhouse of the Manhattan Sailing Club, and was named in his honor.
Wall became a Whig and served in village offices in Williamsburg, including trustee, commissioner of highways, member of the board of finance, and commissioner of waterworks. During the war Wall was consulted by Abraham Lincoln and members of the Lincoln administration concerning operation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and financial issues pertinent to the operation of the federal government during the war.