Tim Lee Hall (June 11, 1925 – November 12, 2008) was an American politician and Democratic member of the

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from

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for one term from 1975 to 1977.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Hall was educated in West Frankfort public schools. During World War II, he and his twin brother left high school in the middle of their junior year to enlist in the

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in 1943. Hall served in both the Atlantic theater and

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. After the war, he completed high school. He earned a bachelor of arts from

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in 1951. He earned a Masters of Education Administration and Supervision from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1956, and did graduate work at

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in 1965. He became a social studies teacher and taught for a number of years at Dwight Junior High School. He also worked as an educational consultant with a major publishing company in

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. At the time of his election, he was a training coordinator at William Fox Children's Center, a state facility for children with

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and

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. In 1959, he met Marianne Heller, a fellow teacher. In 1970, they married and had two sons, Bret Tim and Jon Jason.

Congressional tenure

In 1972, Hall ran for Congress, but lost. In 1974, Hall ran again for Congress, this time to succeed longtime congressman Leslie C. Arends, the House Republican Whip since 1943, in

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which included DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy,

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, Woodford,

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, Putnam counties and the southern portion of Kane County. Hall defeated

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man and former Congressman Cliffard D. Carlson of

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. Hall served in the

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. While in Congress, he served on the

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and the

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the

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in 1976 when he was defeated by Republican Tom Corcoran.

Post-congressional life

He was also an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1978 to the

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and in 1982 to the 98th Congress. In 1980, he ran for one of three seats in the

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from the 38th district. He finished fourth of four candidates losing to Republicans

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and Betty J. Hoxsey and Democrat

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. He served as Administrative assistant to

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from 1977 to 1983. He ran for the Democratic nomination for the 1991 special election for Illinois's 15th congressional district, but lost to former State Representative Gerald A. Bradley. He taught school in Illinois public school system and also served as a principal and superintendent at Goodfarm School until his retirement in the early 1990s. In 2008, Hall slipped outside of his son's house in

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and died later at La Grange Memorial Hospital in

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