John Douglas Hall was an American

United States

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 politician, and a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina General Assembly

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. He represented the state's seventh House district, including constituents in Halifax

Halifax County, North Carolina

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 and Nash

Nash County, North Carolina

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 counties. A radio station owner from Scotland Neck, North Carolina

Scotland Neck, North Carolina

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, Hall served 3.5 terms in the state House. He died while serving on March 17, 2005. North Carolina Governor Mike Easley

Mike Easley

Michael Francis "Mike" Easley is an American politician who served as the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, from 2001 to 2009. He is member of the North Carolina Democratic Party and became the first North Carolina governor to admit to a felony in a deal that halted a lengthy...

 appointed Ed Jones

Edward Jones (NC politician)

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to fulfill the remainder of Hall's two year term.