James Hall

Lawyer and writer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He saw combat in the War of 1812, then quit the army in 1818 after a dispute with his commanding officer. Settling in Shawneetown, IL, he practised law, was elected state treasurer (1828), and edited the Illinois Monthly Magazine (1830), an early midwestern literary journal. He moved to Cincinnati (1832) and, while working as a banker there, wrote a series of books on the early frontier, including The Romance of Western History (1857). He also collaborated with Thomas L McKenney in writing History of the Indian Tribes of North America (1836–44, 1884).

James Hall may refer to:

James Hall (actor) James Hall (football player) (born 1977), American football James Hall (English footballer) of Everton reserves Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet (1761–1832), Scots geologist, geophysicist James Hall (cricketer), Under-19 cricket player from Ireland James Hall (paleontologist) (1811–1898), U.S. geologist, paleontologist James Hall (singer) American rock singer James Hall (Born 1988), British singer-songwriter James Hall (Iowa politician) Mayor of Davenport, Iowa (1850) James Hall (author) (1793–1868), U.S. author James B. Hall (born 1918), U.S. author James Baker Hall (born 1935), U.S. author James Norman Hall (1887–1951), U.S. author, wrote Mutiny on the Bounty James H. Hall (Texas politician), Texas state senator, 1927–1928 James Hall (Canadian politician), Canadian Member of Parliament, 1874-1878 James Hall III, spy for the Soviet Union and GDR

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