Joshua Hall

This article is about the Maine Governor. For the New Hampshire Representative, see Joshua G. Hall.

Joshua Hall
8th Governor of Maine
In office January 6, 1830 – February 9, 1830
Preceded by	Nathan Cutler
Succeeded by	Jonathan G. Hunton
9th President of the Maine Senate
In office 1830–1830
Preceded by	Nathan Cutler
Succeeded by	F.O.J. Smith
Member of the Maine Senate
Personal details
Born	October 22, 1768 Lewes, Delaware, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1862 (aged 94)
Profession	Methodist minister

Joshua Hall (October 22, 1768, Lewes, Delaware – December 25, 1862) was a Maine legislator who served as the eighth Governor of Maine for 34 days in 1830.

Hall, a Methodist minister in Frankfort, was elected to the Maine Senate in 1830 and was chosen as President of the Maine Senate. After Governor Enoch Lincoln died in office, he was succeeded by the then Maine Senate president Nathan Cutler. The Maine Supreme Court, however, ruled that Cutler could not remain in office as Governor past the expiration of his Senate term on January 6, 1830. Hall as the new President of the Maine Senate was then sworn in as acting Governor, serving until the inauguration of Jonathan Hunton on February 9, 1830. Hall then retired from politics and returned to preaching.

External links

• Joshua Hall entry at the National Governors Association
• Joshua Hall at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Nathan Cutler	8th Governor of Maine January 6, 1830 – February 9, 1830	Succeeded by Jonathan Hunton
Preceded by Nathan Cutler	9th President of the Maine Senate 1830-1830	Succeeded by F.O.J. Smith
Honorary titles
Preceded by William Plumer	Oldest living United States governor December 22, 1850 – December 25, 1862	Succeeded by Joseph Ritner
Preceded by William Plumer	Oldest United States governor ever April 20, 1860 – December 25, 1862	Succeeded by Nathaniel S. Berry

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