Harber H. Hall Explained

Harber Hall

State Senate:

Illinois

Term:

1973–1979

District:

44th

Successor:

John Maitland

Office1:

Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
from the 47th district

Term Start1:

1967

Term End1:

1972

Predecessor1:

New district

Birth Date:

24 September 1920

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Death Place:

Lakewood Ranch, Florida, United States

Occupation:

real estate broker

Alma Mater:

University of Miami

Module:

Embed:	yes
Allegiance:	United States
Branch Label:	Branch
Branch:	Army Air Forces Air Force
Serviceyears Label:	Years
Battles Label:	Wars
Battles:	World War II Korean War
Rank:	Major

Harber Homer Hall (September 24, 1920 – February 22, 2020) was an American politician in the state of Illinois.

Early life and career

Hall was born September 24, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended public schools in Bloomington, Illinois, and later the University of Miami. During World War II, Hall enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps. Discharged with the rank of Major from the Air Force in 1956, Hall saw service in World War II, the Berlin Airlift, and the Korean War. After his active duty service, he held the rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserves until no earlier than 1967. In 1962, Hall became the County Treasurer of McLean County. While County Treasurer, he served as Legislative Chairman of Illinois County Treasurers' Association 1962 to 1965 and the group's President from 1966 to 1967.

Illinois General Assembly

In 1965, the Illinois Supreme Court resolved a longstanding reapportionment dispute and drew new districts for the Illinois General Assembly. In 1966, Hall was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as one of three representatives from the 47th district. The 47th included Woodford, McLean, Logan, DeWitt, and Piatt counties in Central Illinois.^[1] In 1972, Hall was elected to the Illinois State Senate from the 44th district. He served until retiring in 1979.^[2] In the 1978 election. John Maitland, the President of the McLean County Farm Bureau, defeated Mayor of Normal and Democratic candidate Carol Reitan for the open seat.^[3]

Later life

He died on February 22, 2020, in Lakewood Ranch, Florida,^[4] at the age of 99.

Notes and References

Book: Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968. Springfield, Illinois. Illinois Secretary of State. 297 & 327.
Web site: Harber H. Hall Papers, 1972-1978 · Chronicling Illinois. alplm-cdi.com. 2014-11-06. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094808/http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/266. dead.
Web site: Straka. Carol. Carol A. Reitan Collection. 2010. 2–4. McLean County Museum of History. July 12, 2022. July 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220713003344/https://www.mcleancountyhistory.org/perch/resources/Finding/reitan-carol-a-collection.pdf.
Web site: Harber H. Hall . Herald Tribune . 27 February 2020.