Philo Hall
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Philo Hall | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Burke |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Burke |
| 6th Attorney General of South Dakota | |
| In office 1903–1907 | |
| Governor | Charles N. Herreid Samuel H. Elrod |
| Preceded by | Adolphus W. Burtt |
| Succeeded by | S. Wesley Clark |
| Member of the South Dakota Senate | |
| In office 1901–1903 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1865 |
| Died | October 7, 1938 (aged 72) Brookings, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | South Dakota State University Read Law under J.O. Andrews |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Philo Hall (December 31, 1865 – October 7, 1938) was a South Dakota attorney and politician. He served as Attorney General of South Dakota and a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Philo Hall was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota on December 31, 1865, the son of Mary E. (Greene) and Philo Hall, a Union Army veteran in the First Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company G during the American Civil War[1][2][3] and direct descendant of Mayflower Compact signatory, John Alden. Philo and Mary (née Greene) Hall ran a hotel in Wilton, but the family moved to Brookings, Dakota Territory after the 1883 death of the senior Philo Hall.[4]
The young Philo Hall was educated in Wilton and South Dakota State College. He then studied law under Judge J. O. Andrews, was admitted to the bar in 1887, and practiced in Brookings. He was one of the first members of The United States Congress and South Dakota state government to graduate from a South Dakota educational institution.
