Uriel Sebree Hall (April 12, 1852 – December 30, 1932) was a

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from

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, son of William A. Hall and nephew of

Willard Preble Hall William Willard Preble Hall (May 9, 1820November 2, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 17th Governor of Missouri from 1864 to 1865 during the last years of the American Civil War. Early years Hall was born in Harpers ...

. Born near

Huntsville, Missouri Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. History Randolph County was organized February 2, 1829, and Huntsville was established as the county seat in ...

, Hall was tutored privately and graduated from Mount Pleasant College,

, in 1873. He served as superintendent of schools at

Moberly, Missouri Moberly is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,783 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia metropolitan area and the 9-county Columbia–Jefferson City–Moberly combined statistical area that h ...

. Founded an academy at Prairie Hill, Missouri, and served as its president. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in

, until 1885, when he engaged in agricultural pursuits near Hubbard, Missouri. Hall was elected as a

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to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1896. He served as president of

Pritchett College Pritchett College was a small institution that operated in Glasgow, Missouri from 1866 until 1922. It was founded as Pritchett School Institute and became known as Pritchett College after 1897. History The first classes were conducted in the 186 ...

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from 1905 to 1917. He moved to

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, in 1918 and founded the Hall West Point-Annapolis Coaching School, serving as its president and supervisor from 1918 to 1930, when he retired. He died in

, December 30, 1932. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Uriel S. 1852 births 1932 deaths Heads of universities and colleges in the United States Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri People from Huntsville, Missouri People from Glasgow, Missouri Politicians from Columbia, Missouri People from Moberly, Missouri 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives