Nathan K. Hall
Nathan Kelsey Hall | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York | |
In office 1852–1874 |
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Appointed by | Millard Fillmore |
Preceded by | Roger Skinner |
Succeeded by | William James Wallace |
14th United States Postmaster General | |
In office July 23, 1850 – August 31, 1852 |
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Preceded by | Jacob Collamer |
Succeeded by | Samuel Dickinson Hubbard |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 32nd district |
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In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
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Preceded by | William A. Moseley |
Succeeded by | Elbridge G. Spaulding |
Personal details | |
Born | Marcellus, New York, US |
March 28, 1810
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Buffalo, New York, US |
Political party | Whig |
Profession | Lawyer, politician, farmer, shoemaker |
Nathan Kelsey Hall (March 28, 1810 – March 2, 1874) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as U.S. Postmaster General.
Biography
He was born on March 28, 1810 in Marcellus, New York. He began his career as a shoemaker and farmer, but then studied law in Buffalo, New York, alongside future U.S. President Millard Fillmore, and later served him as a law clerk and still later as a law partner. After passing the bar examination in 1832, he practiced law and held various elected offices in Buffalo and Erie County, New York. He was elected a member of the New York Legislature in 1846. In 1846 he was elected as Whig to a seat in the 30th Congress, but was not renominated at the end of his term. He was also "particularly active in procuring the charter" of the University at Buffalo, which Fillmore founded.[1]
In 1850, Fillmore appointed him Postmaster General of the United States. He served from 1850 through 1852, but for a brief stint as acting Secretary of the Interior. He left the office in 1852, when he became a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He held that position 24 years until his death in 1874. He is buried close to his old friend Fillmore (who died six days after Hall's death) at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York.
References
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External links
- Nathan K. Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- A biography on Nathan Hall
- Works by Nathan K. Hall at Project Gutenberg
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- Nathan K. Hall at Find A Grave
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | United States Postmaster General Served under: Millard Fillmore July 23, 1850 – August 31, 1852 |
Succeeded by Samuel Dickinson Hubbard |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 32nd congressional district March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849 |
Succeeded by Elbridge G. Spaulding |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York August 1852 – March 2, 1874 |
Succeeded by William James Wallace |
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
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- 1810 births
- 1874 deaths
- United States Postmasters General
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States federal judges appointed by Millard Fillmore
- People from Buffalo, New York
- New York lawyers
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- Burials at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo
- New York Whigs
- Fillmore administration cabinet members
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Marcellus, New York