Edwin Arthur Hall was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 from New York

New York

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Hall was born in Binghamton, New York

Binghamton, New York

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. He attended Cornell University

Cornell University

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. He was a member of the Binghamton

Binghamton, New York

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 City Council from 1937 until 1939. He was elected to Congress in 1939 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Bert Lord

Bert Lord

Bert Lord was a United States Representative from New York.Born in the town of Sanford, Broome County, he attended the public schools and the Afton Union School and Academy. He engaged in the mercantile business at Afton from 1893 to 1918, when he entered the lumber business and operated sawmills...

 and served from November 7, 1939 until January 3, 1953. He died in Montrose, Pennsylvania

Montrose, Pennsylvania

Montrose is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, north by west of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Montrose was laid out in 1812 and incorporated as a borough on March 19, 1824. Its name is a combination of "mont", the French word for “mountain” and Rose, for Dr. L R. Rose, a...

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He is the great-grandson of United States Representative John A. Collier

John A. Collier

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