Tim Lee Hall
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Tim Lee Hall | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 15th district | |
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Leslie C. Arends |
Succeeded by | Tom Corcoran |
Personal details | |
Born | June 11, 1925 |
Died | November 12, 2008 U.S. | (aged 83)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Marianne Heller
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Education | Iowa Wesleyan College Southern Illinois University Valparaiso University |
Occupation | U.S. Representative |
Tim Lee Hall (June 11, 1925 – November 12, 2008) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Hall was educated in West Frankfort public schools. He earned a B.A. from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1951, a M.S. in education from Southern Illinois University in 1956, and did graduate work at Valparaiso University in 1965. He taught school in Illinois public school system and also served as a principal and superintendent at Goodfarm School until his retirement in the early 1990s. He served in United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1943 to 1946. Hall worked for the Community Health Network.
Hall was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress (January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977), having failed to capture the seat during the previous (special) election in 1972. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976 when he was defeated by Republican Tom Corcoran. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress. He served as Administrative assistant to Illinois secretary of state from 1977 to 1983. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982 to Ninety-eighth Congress and for nomination to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990. He was a resident of Dwight, Illinois. He was married to the former Marianne Heller in 1970; they had two sons, Jon and Bret .
References
- United States Congress. "Tim Lee Hall (id: H000073)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Obituary in the Chicago Tribune
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