Hall did not return to Richmond in June and risked charges of treason for doing so. Later in 1861, Hall attended the Wheeling Convention, which re-organized a state government loyal to the United States—the future state of West Virginia. Hall attended the constitutional convention that produced the first West Virginia Constitution, and was one of four delegates to the convention selected to present the document to Congress.
Hall was elected to a two-year term as West Virginia Attorney General for the term beginning January 1, 1865. In October 1865, Hall was elected judge of the Tenth Circuit and resigned as Attorney General in December. He was re-elected a circuit judge of the Sixth Circuit (formerly the Tenth) but declined to accept.
In March 1870, GovernorWilliam E. Stevenson appointed Hall to be a member of the commission to negotiate the debt between Virginia and West Virginia. In September 1870, Hall was appointed to fill a vacancy as circuit judge in the Sixth Circuit. In October 1872, he resigned as Judge and moved to California. In 1875, he resumed the practice of law. Hall was an attorney in Santa Barbara until his death.
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Ephraim B. Hall profile – from the Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
ephraim, hall, ephraim, benoni, hall, august, 1822, january, 1898, second, west, virginia, attorney, general, honorable2nd, attorney, general, west, virginiain, office, january, 1865, december, 1865governorarthur, boremanpreceded, byaquilla, caldwellsucceeded,. Ephraim Benoni Hall August 25 1822 January 15 1898 was the second West Virginia Attorney General HonorableEphraim B Hall2nd Attorney General of West VirginiaIn office January 1 1865 December 31 1865GovernorArthur I BoremanPreceded byAquilla B CaldwellSucceeded byEdwin MaxwellPersonal detailsBornAugust 25 1822Middletown Virginia present day Fairmont West Virginia U S DiedJanuary 15 1898 1898 01 16 aged 75 Santa Barbara California U S Resting placeSanta Barbara Cemetery Santa Barbara California U S Political partyRepublicanProfessionlawyer politician and judge Hall was born on August 25 1822 in Middletown now Fairmont in what is now Marion County then in Virginia but later in West Virginia He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1851 subsequently practiced law in his home county and neighboring counties In 1861 Ephraim was elected to the Virginia convention in Richmond On April 17 the convention voted to adopt an ordinance of secession from the Union Ephraim was one of 58 to voted against secession When the convention recessed in May 1861 Hall returned to Marion County to survey the people and determined that the majority were Unionist Hall did not return to Richmond in June and risked charges of treason for doing so Later in 1861 Hall attended the Wheeling Convention which re organized a state government loyal to the United States the future state of West Virginia Hall attended the constitutional convention that produced the first West Virginia Constitution and was one of four delegates to the convention selected to present the document to Congress Hall was elected to a two year term as West Virginia Attorney General for the term beginning January 1 1865 In October 1865 Hall was elected judge of the Tenth Circuit and resigned as Attorney General in December He was re elected a circuit judge of the Sixth Circuit formerly the Tenth but declined to accept In March 1870 Governor William E Stevenson appointed Hall to be a member of the commission to negotiate the debt between Virginia and West Virginia In September 1870 Hall was appointed to fill a vacancy as circuit judge in the Sixth Circuit In October 1872 he resigned as Judge and moved to California In 1875 he resumed the practice of law Hall was an attorney in Santa Barbara until his death External links editEphraim B Hall profile from the Office of the West Virginia Attorney General Legal offices Preceded byAquilla B Caldwell Attorney General of West Virginia1865 Succeeded byEdwin Maxwell Portals nbsp Biography nbsp California nbsp Law nbsp Politics nbsp Virginia nbsp West Virginia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ephraim B Hall amp oldid 1219534290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
