Lot Hall was a Vermont attorney, politician, and judge.
10 Facts About Lot Hall
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Lot Hall received his early education in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, though the exact circumstances are unknown.
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Lot Hall was a member of a force raised in New England by Captain Robert Cochran and Lieutenant Elijah Freeman Payne for the defense of the South Carolina coast; promised a lieutenant's commission if he recruited 15 others, Lot Hall enlisted 30.
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Payne and Lot Hall subsequently captured a fourth British ship; they intended for Lot Hall to command it and sail in tandem with Payne while Payne continued to command the Eagle.
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Lot Hall sailed for America, and was captured again when the ship on which he was traveling was seized by the British near Cape Henry, Virginia.
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Lot Hall continued his involvement in Vermont's government after statehood in 1791.
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Lot Hall represented Westminster in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1789 to 1790,1791 to 1793, and 1808 to 1809.
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In 1799, Lot Hall was named to the state Council of Censors, the body which met every seven years to review the actions of the Governor and Council and the House of Representatives to ensure their constitutionality.
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In 1794, Lot Hall was appointed as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, and he served until 1800.
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In 1786, Lot Hall married Mary Homer, a fifteen year old orphan then residing in Boston.