Luther E. Hall

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Luther E. Hall

Luther E. Hall
35th Governor of Louisiana
In office May 14, 1912 – May 9, 1916
Lieutenant	Thomas C. Barrett
Preceded by	Jared Y. Sanders
Succeeded by	Ruffin Pleasant
Personal details
Born	(1869-08-30)August 30, 1869 Bastrop, Louisiana
Died	November 6, 1921(1921-11-06) (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting place	Bastrop City Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Julia Clara Wendel
Alma mater	Tulane University
Occupation	Lawyer

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]

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.^[2]

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

References

↑ Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Luther E. Hall Historical Marker".
↑ Louisiana Secretary of State. "Luther Hall Biography".

External links

Cemetery Memorial by La-Cemeteries
Luther Egbert Hall at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Jared Y. Sanders	Governor of Louisiana 1912–1916	Succeeded by Ruffin Pleasant

v t e Governors of Louisiana

State (1812–1861)	Claiborne Villeré Robertson Thibodaux H. Johnson Derbigny Beauvais Dupré Roman White Roman Mouton I. Johnson Walker Hébert Wickliffe Moore

Confederate (1861–1865)	Moore H. Allen

Union (1862–1865)	Shepley Hahn

Reconstruction (1865–1868)	Wells Flanders Baker

State (since 1868)	Warmoth Pinchback J. McEnery Kellogg Packard Nicholls Wiltz S. McEnery Nicholls Foster, Sr. Heard Blanchard Sanders Hall Pleasant Parker Fuqua Simpson H. Long King O. Allen Noe Leche E. Long Jones Davis E. Long Kennon E. Long Davis McKeithen Edwards Treen Edwards Roemer Edwards Foster, Jr. Blanco Jindal

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Persondata
Name	Hall, Luther E.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	August 30, 1869
Place of birth	Bastrop, Louisiana
Date of death	November 6, 1921
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana

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