Walter Perley Hall

Background

HALL, Walter Perley was born on May 9, 1867 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Son of James and Catherine (Willey) Hall.

Education

Graduate Worcester High School, 1885. Student Brown U., 1885-1888, Doctor of Laws, 1928. Harvard Law School, 1888-1890.

Career

December 4, 1893. Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1891. Town solicitor, Clinton. City solicitor, Fitchburg.

Assistant district attorney, Middle District, Massachusetts, 1905. 1st assistant attorney-general, Massachusetts, 1906-1907. Chairman Massachusetts R.R. Commission, 1907-1911.

Justice Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1911-1922, became chief justice, 1922. Formerly captain Massachusetts Vol.

Membership

Member Republican State Committee, 1898. Club: St. Botolph (Boston).

• Member, Republican State Committee, 1898. Presidential Elector. 1904. Member of American and Massachusetts Bar Associations Club: St. Botalnh (Boston).

Connections

Spouse Anna Bigelow Davis, December 4, 1893, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Father:

James Perley Hall

Mother:

Catherine (Willey) Hall

Spouse:

Anna Bigelow Davis