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Luther E. Hall

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Luther E. Hall
35th Governor of Louisiana
In office
May 14, 1912 – May 9, 1916
LieutenantThomas C. Barrett
Preceded byJared Y. Sanders
Succeeded byRuffin G. Pleasant
Member of the Louisiana Senate
In office
1898-1900
Personal details
Born(1869-08-30)August 30, 1869
Bastrop, Louisiana
DiedNovember 6, 1921(1921-11-06) (aged 52)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting placeBastrop City Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJulia Clara Wendel
Alma materTulane University
OccupationLawyer

Luther Egbert Hall (August 30, 1869 – November 6, 1921) was the 35th governor of Louisiana from 1912 to 1916. Prior to that, he was a state senator from 1898 to 1900, a state district judge from 1900 to 1906, and state appellate judge from 1906 to 1911. Before his death, he was assistant attorney general from 1918 to 1921.[1] He built the historic Gov. Luther Hall House in Monroe, Louisiana in 1906.[2]

Career

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He was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1912, but was then elected governor before taking his seat on the court.[3] In becoming governor, he defeated James B. Aswell, the former president of Northwestern State University (then the Louisiana State Normal College) in Natchitoches in the Democratic primary.[4]

Death

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Hall died on November 6, 1921, of a heart attack while campaigning for a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He is interred at Bastrop City Cemetery in Bastrop.

References

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  1. ^ Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Luther E. Hall Historical Marker".
  2. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 124.
  4. ^ Louisiana Secretary of State. "Luther Hall Biography". Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Louisiana
1912
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Louisiana
1912–1916
Succeeded by