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American politician

Hampton W. Wall
Born10 November 1831 Edit this on Wikidata
Macoupin County Edit this on Wikidata
Died16 April 1898 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 66)
Staunton Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPolitician Edit this on Wikidata
Political partyDemocratic Party Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldmember of the State Senate of Illinois, member of the Illinois House of Representatives Edit this on Wikidata

Hampton W. Wall (November 10, 1831 – April 16, 1898) was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

Wall was born on a farm near Staunton, Illinois. He went to the public schools. Wall was a banker and lived in Staunton, Illinois with his wife and family. He served on the Macoupin County Board of Supervisors and as a justice of the peace. Wall served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1877 to 1881. Wall then served in the Illinois Senate from 1893 to 1897 and was a Democrat. Wall was murdered by a tenant in Staunton, Illinois with a firearm.

Notes

  1. Directory of the Legislature of Illinois of 1895, J. L. Pickering-editor, Illinois State Journal Press, Springfield, Illinois: 1895, Biographical Sketch of Hampton W. Wall, pp. 22–23
  2. "Hampton Wall Murdered". Alton Weekly Telegraph. p. 5 April 16, 1898. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "An Illinois Tragedy", The Earlington Bee (Kentucky), April 18, 1898, p. 1

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