Biography

05/18/1829 - 07/14/1906

HALL, George Washington, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, May 18, 1829 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; proprietor, wholesale clothing business; elected, city council, Philadelphia (1869-1874); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1874; reelected to serve 6 more consecutive terms; elected, chair, Constitutional Reform Committee (1877-1878); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1884); director, Philadelphia School of Design for Women; director, Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Elwyn, Pa.; director, Philadelphia Trust Company; died, December 14, 1906 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.