Joseph Hall (Maine)

Joseph Hall was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Methuen, Massachusetts on June 26, 1793.

He attended the common schools and Andover Academy. He moved to Camden, Maine in 1809 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1814 (during the War of 1812), he served as ensign in Colonel Forte’s regiment, Massachusetts Militia, and was subsequently appointed colonel.

He was appointed deputy sheriff in 1821, became sheriff in 1827, and was appointed postmaster of Camden 1830-1833. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837); He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures for the US Department of the Navy during the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses. Served again as Camden postmaster in 1837 and 1838. He was appointed measurer in the Boston customhouse in 1838 and served until 1846. Was a naval agent at Boston 1846-1849. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1849.

He then engaged in agricultural pursuits 1850-1857. Finally, he became a clerk in the Boston customhouse from 1857 until his death in that city on December 31, 1859. He is interred in Mountain Cemetery, Camden, Maine.

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