Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

David McKee Hall

David McKee Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 12th district
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 29, 1960
Preceded byGeorge A. Shuford
Succeeded byRoy A. Taylor
Personal details
Born(1918-05-16)May 16, 1918
Sylva, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 26, 1960(1960-01-26) (aged 41)
Sylva, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Sarah McCollum
(m. 1944)
Children3
RelativesGertrude Dills McKee (great-aunt)
Dan K. Moore (uncle)
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina (LLB)

David McKee Hall (May 16, 1918 – January 29, 1960) was a Representative from North Carolina. He was born in Sylva, North Carolina. He attended the public schools in Jackson County, North Carolina, and then became a special student at the University of North Carolina, receiving a certificate of law in 1947 and a law degree in 1948. Hall was admitted to the bar in 1948 and commenced practice in Sylva. He served as attorney for the towns of Sylva, Dillsboro, Webster, and Jackson County; Then, in 1952 he was appointed to the Twentieth Judicial District Committee. He organized the Jackson County Savings & Loan Association and served as secretary; in 1953 organized Jackson County Industries, Inc., and served as president; member of the North Carolina Senate in the 1955 session; member of North Carolina Board of Water Commissioners 1955–1958; elected as a Democrat to the 86th United States Congress and served from January 3, 1959, until his death in Sylva, North Carolina on January 29, 1960; and was interred in Webster Methodist Church Cemetery in Webster, North Carolina.

Hall's great-aunt was Gertrude Dills McKee, first woman to serve in the North Carolina State Senate, and his uncle was Governor Dan K. Moore.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lynn Hotaling (2008). Sylva. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-7385-5411-2.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 12th congressional district

1959–1960
Succeeded by


Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya