Hall, Oliver, 1800-1890, cabinet maker
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William Dana Orcutt. Good Old Dorchester, 467.
Oliver Hall, a life-long resident of Dorchester, died this same year [1890]. He was one of the selectmen of the town from 1840 to 1855; he was town treasurer for ten years; and he represented the district in the State Legislature during the years 1846-47, being a member of the Whig Party. He was prominent in all events which concerned the town, and served in all of his responsible position with marked fidelity and zeal.
Mr. Oliver Hall of Dorchester died Monday. For many years, he was in the furniture manufacturing business there, having begun in 1826 and continued until 1865, when his son, Henry Hall, assumed charge, the firm name being changed to Oliver Hall & Son, the present title. Mr. Hall was born in Dorchester, February 16, 1800. He was selectman of the town for fifteen years, treasurer for ten years and assessor for a long period. After the annexation of Dorchester to Boston, he served as first assistant assessor. In 1846 and ’47, Mr. Hall was in the Massachusetts Legislature; he was president of the Mattapan Bank, afterward the First National Bank of Dorchester and director of the Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Boston Evening Transcript, October 28, 1890.
no. 2406 Oliver Hall House
[Tomb 371.]
OLIVER HALL.
Oliver Lyman Hall, March 24, 1828, 1 y., son of Oliver.
Laura Richards Hall, Nov. 18, 1832, wife of Oliver.
Child of Mr. Ruggles, Aug. 21, 1833, 16 m.
Oliver Hall, Jr., Nov. 6, 1843, son of Oliver.
Eunice Lyon Hall, Dec. 11, 1843, wife of Oliver.
William Hall, July 27, 1844, son of Oliver.
Maria Hall Pierce, April 12, 1854, 25 y. 2 m., dau. of Oliver.
Caroline Laughton Hall, Feb. 19, 1885, 84 y. 9 m., wife of Oliver.
Oliver Hall, Oct. 27, 1890, 90 y. 8 in. 11 d.
Solomon Hall, Feb, 7, 1890, 71 9 11. Taken from tomb and buried in
ground, Feb. 20, 1900.
The first two, Oliver L. and Laura R., were buried in the ground, afterwards taken up and placed in the tomb.