HALL, Harry Hinckley, lawyer, was born at Rock Island, Ill., Feb. 12, 1846, son of Orson Eddy and Emile D. (Mudge) Hall, and a descendant of Nathaniel Hall, who came from Coventry, England, in 1630, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. ; from him the line descends through his son John, born in England, and selectman and lauded proprietor in Charlestown, and his wife, Elizabeth Green ; their son Deacon Percival, an officer of the town general court, and his wife, Jane Willis ; their son Stephen, a lieutenant in the French and Indiana wars, and his wife, Sarah Taft ; their son John and his wife, Dolly Ward ; and their son Thaddeaus and his wife, Lucy Eddy, who were the grandparents of Harry Hinckley Hall. His father was a man of liberal thought and character and of restless activity, for which in early manhood he sought an outlet in the rapidly developing middle western states, but shortly after his marriage removed to New Orleans, La., and subsequently became interested in the St. Charles and St. Louis hotels in that city. The son's early life was spent in New Orleans. His rudimentary education was obtained under private tutors, and after attending the Flushing Institute on Long Island, N.Y., he completed his studies at Halberstadt, Germany, and Tours, France. He began the study of law in the office of Randell Hunt in New Orleans, and was graduated at the law school of the University of Louisiana in 1869 as valedictorian of his class. Joining the law firm of Breaux & Fenner, he quickly gained a prominent place at the bar. During 1886-1906 he practices independently, and then formed a partnership with Jules Blanc Monroe under the firm name of Hall & Monroe, to which Monte M. Lemann was admitted in 1910. For years Mr. Hall taught criminal law, evidence and practice in the law school of Tulane University, and was dean of the school for eight years (1898-1906). He was long counsel for the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Co., Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Co., Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway Co., St. Charles Street Railroad Co., and innumerable corporations and individuals throughout the state. Notwithstanding his arduous professional work, he took an active interest in the creation, embellishment and maintenance of public parks and playgrounds in New Orleans. He was vice-president of the Audubon Park Association, and as chairman of the grounds committee was its virtual head, his advice being sought on every question concerning it. For an extended period he was a vestryman and junior warden of Christ Church Cathedral, and ministry and congregation alike turned to him for aid in all matters affecting church interest. His chief characteristics were his cheerful optimism, his disinterested aggressiveness, and his moral and intellectual strength and courage. His legal opponents had need to be well fortified both in the law and the facts to withstand his profound learning, cogent reasoning and pungent sarcasm. His capacity for work was prodigious, and he performed his tasks with ease and elation. A man of lofty ideals, his sympathy was sustaining, and the number of those who profited by his ministries were many. His passing was recognized as a loss to the bar and the entire community, and his memory will remain as an inspiration to all who knew him. His favorite pursuits were literature, arboriculture and horticulture. He was a member of the Boston, Pickwick and Round Table clubs. He was married at Jackson, Miss., July 28, 1870, to Mary Fort, daughter of Benjamin Chinn Adams, a banker, of Grenada, Miss., who survives him. Three children were the issue of this union: Clinton Mudge; Edith, (deceased), who married Herbert L. Clark, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mildred Sidney Hall. Mr. Hall died in New Orleans, La., Mar. 6, 1911.
