American judge
Nathan K. Hall
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In office
August 31, 1852 ? March 2, 1874
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Appointed by
| Millard Fillmore
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Preceded by
| Alfred Conkling
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Succeeded by
| William James Wallace
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In office
July 23, 1850 ? August 31, 1852
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President
| Millard Fillmore
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Preceded by
| Jacob Collamer
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Succeeded by
| Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
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In office
March 4, 1847 ? March 3, 1849
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Preceded by
| William A. Moseley
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Succeeded by
| Elbridge G. Spaulding
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Born
| Nathan Kelsey Hall
(
1810-03-28
)
March 28, 1810
Marcellus, New York
, US
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Died
| March 2, 1874
(1874-03-02)
(aged 63)
Buffalo, New York
, US
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Resting place
| Forest Lawn Cemetery (Buffalo)
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Political party
| Whig
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Education
| read law
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Nathan Kelsey Hall
(March 28, 1810 ? March 2, 1874) was a
United States representative
from
New York
, the 14th
United States Postmaster General
and a
United States district judge
of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
.
Hall was nominated by President
Millard Fillmore
on August 13, 1852, to a seat vacated by
Alfred Conkling
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
on August 31, 1852, and received commission the same day. Hall's service was terminated on March 2, 1874, due to death.
Education and career
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Born on March 28, 1810, in
Marcellus
,
Onondaga County
,
New York
,
[1]
Hall moved to
Erie County
, New York in his early youth and attended the district schools, and engaged in shoe-making and agricultural pursuits.
[2]
He
read law
with future President
Millard Fillmore
in 1832.
[2]
[1]
He entered private practice in
Buffalo
, New York from 1832 to 1850.
[1]
He was clerk for the Board of Supervisors of Erie County from 1832 to 1838.
[1]
He was city attorney for Buffalo from 1833 to 1834.
[1]
He was an alderman for Buffalo in 1837.
[1]
He was a Master in
Chancery
in Buffalo from 1839 to 1841,
[1]
on the appointment of
Governor of New York
William H. Seward
.
[2]
He was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Erie County from January 1841 to January 1845.
[1]
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
in 1846.
[2]
Congressional service and Postmaster General
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Hall was elected as a
Whig
from
New York's 32nd congressional district
to the
United States House of Representatives
of the
30th United States Congress
, serving from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849.
[2]
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848.
[2]
Hall served as the 14th
Postmaster General of the United States
in the cabinet of President
Millard Fillmore
from July 23, 1850, to August 31, 1852.
[2]
[1]
Federal judicial service
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Hall was nominated by President
Millard Fillmore
on August 13, 1852, to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
vacated by Judge
Alfred Conkling
.
[1]
He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
on August 31, 1852, and received his commission the same day.
[1]
His service terminated on March 2, 1874, due to his death in Buffalo.
[1]
He was interred in
Forest Lawn Cemetery
in Buffalo.
[2]
University of Buffalo
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Hall was "particularly active in procuring the charter" of the
University at Buffalo
, which President Fillmore founded.
[3]
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Sources
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