William Sprigg Hall (July 9, 1832 – February 25, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician. Hall was born in

Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County (; ), also notated as AA or A.A. County, is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 588,261, an increase of just under 10% since 2010. Its county seat is Annapolis, whi ...

and went to Saint John's College in Maryland. He moved to

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with his wife in 1854 and was admitted to the Minnesota bar. Hall served as the Minnesota Superintendent of Common Schools from 1856 to 1858. He then served in the

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from 1857 to 1860 and was a

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. Hall then served as the Minnesota Court of Common Pleas judge from 1866 until his death in 1875. He died while on a train returning to Minnesota from the eastern United States.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present- William Sprigg Hall
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