Born in
Langdon, New Hampshire, Hall went to the public schools,
North Yarmouth Academy, and
Westbrook Seminary. In 1852, Hall received his medical degree from
Harvard Medical School and moved, that same year, to
Monroe, Wisconsin, where he practiced medicine. During the
American Civil War, Hall served in the
6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment as surgeon of the regiment. In 1870 and 1871, Hall was elected to the
Wisconsin State Senate; although he would later be described as "a
Democrat in politics", he was elected as an "
Independent Republican" over the official
Republican nominee. In Washington, Hall resided at
Medical Lake, Washington, where he retired. He died in Medical Lake, Washington. ==Personal life and family==