George Hall was a United States Representative from New York

New York

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Hall was born in Cheshire, Connecticut

Cheshire, Connecticut

Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in...

 on May 12, 1770, he attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar

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 and practiced in Onondaga County, New York

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. He moved to Onondaga, New York

Onondaga, New York

Onondaga is a town located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 21,063. The town is named after the native Onondaga tribe, part of the Iroquois Confederacy....

 in 1802 and continued the practice of law; he was postmaster

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 of Onondaga Hollow in 1802, and was surrogate

New York Surrogate's Court

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 of Onondaga County from 1800 to 1822. He was supervisor in 1811 and 1812, and justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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 from 1818 to 1822.

Hall was a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 in 1816 and 1817, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 16th United States Congress

16th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...

, holding office from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1821. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1820 to the 17th United States Congress

17th United States Congress

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, and resumed the practice of law. He died in Onondaga Valley on March 20, 1840 and is interred in Onondaga Valley Cemetery.