Shadrach Azariah Hall (July 15, 1835 – February 7, 1915) was an American farmer, educator, and politician. Hall was born in

Jefferson County, New York Jefferson County is a county on the northern border of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,721. Its county seat is Watertown. The county is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United S ...

and went to the New York public schools. He moved with his parents to

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in 1845 and received his bachelor's degree from

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

in 1861. Hall served in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the

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. In 1869, Hall moved to

Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Yellow Medicine County is a County (United States), county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its eastern border is formed by the Minnesota River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 9,528. ...

. He served on the Yellow Medicine County Commission and was the Yellow Medicine County Superintendent of Schools. Hall served in the

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in 1877 and 1878 and was a Republican. Hall moved to

Redwood Falls, Minnesota Redwood Falls is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, Redwood County, located along the Redwood River near its confluence with the Minnesota River, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,102 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 c ...

in 1907. He died in

Granite Falls, Minnesota Granite Falls is a city located mostly in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat with a small portion in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The population was 2,737 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Andrew J ...

and was buried in Wood Lake, Minnesota.'Old Settler Caller (obituary),' Granite Falls Tribune (Minnesota), February 9, 1915

References

1835 births 1915 deaths Politicians from Jefferson County, New York People from Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Farmers from Minnesota County commissioners in Minnesota Republican Party Minnesota state senators 19th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub