Willard Hall | |
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Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware | |
In office May 6, 1823 – December 6, 1871 | |
Appointed by | James Monroe |
Preceded by | John Fisher |
Succeeded by | Edward Green Bradford |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1817 – January 22, 1821 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Cooper |
Succeeded by | Caesar Augustus Rodney |
Personal details | |
Born | Willard Hall December 24, 1780 Westford, Massachusetts, US |
Died | May 10, 1875 Wilmington, Delaware, US | (aged 94)
Resting place | Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Education | Harvard University read law |
Willard Hall (December 24, 1780 – May 10, 1875), was a Delaware attorney and politician from Wilmington in New Castle County. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware Senate, as a United States representative from Delaware and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He served as the first President of the Delaware Historical Society, was President of the state Bible society, and was instrumental in the formation of the Wilmington Savings Fund Society as a community bank, serving as its president for more than 40 years.