Robert A. Hall
Robert A. Hall | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Robert A. Hall | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1973–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph D. Ward |
| Succeeded by | Mary L. Padula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1946 Collingswood, New Jersey |
| Died | June 4, 2024 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | |
Robert A. Hall (April 15, 1946 – June 4, 2024[1]) was an American politician who served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate.[2]
Background and military career
Hall was born in Collingswood, New Jersey on April 15, 1946.[2] After graduating from the Collingswood High School[2] in 1964, he joined the United States Marine Corps. He served four years from 1964 until 1968, when he left the Marines as a corporal to attend college. He later rejoined the United States Marine Corps Reserve while in the Massachusetts Senate, serving from 1977 to 1983 as a radio operator and public information officer. He finally left the Corps in 1983 as a staff sergeant due to time conflicts with his civilian profession after declining a commission as a second lieutenant.[citation needed]
Hall received an associate of arts degree from Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Massachusetts in 1970, and a bachelor of arts degree in government from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1972. Hall earned a Master of Education degree in history from the Fitchburg State College in 1980.[citation needed]
Political career
Hall was first elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1972 – the year he graduated from the University of Massachusetts – by a margin of nine votes out of over 60,000 cast. He was the first Republican elected in what was then the Third Worcester District since 1938. Hall was re-elected in 1974 by a margin of 10,000 votes, carrying every city and town in the heavily Democratic district. In 1976, he was nominated by both parties, winning the Democratic primary on write-in votes against a Leominster city councilor. He was unopposed in 1978, and easily won reelection in 1980, winning 78% of the vote against a Democrat from Gardner. Hall was appointed Assistant Minority Whip in 1978 and Minority Whip in 1980. He retired in 1982.[1]
Life after politics
In 2008, he became executive director of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Rosemont, Illinois.[3]
Hall died of cancer on June 4, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Robert A. Hall Obituary". Courier-Post. June 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1977). General Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ "Society News". www.aaos.org. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008.