Franklin P. Hall

Frank Hall
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 14, 1976 – April 14, 2009
Preceded byWalter H. Emroch
Succeeded byBetsy B. Carr
Constituency
House Minority Leader
In office
January 9, 2002 – February 24, 2007
Preceded byRichard Cranwell
Succeeded byWard Armstrong
Personal details
BornFranklin Perkins Hall
(1938-12-13)December 13, 1938
DiedMay 26, 2015(2015-05-26) (aged 76)
PartyDemocratic
SpousePhoebe A. Poulterer
Children2
Education
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Franklin Perkins Hall (December 13, 1938 – May 26, 2015) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1976–2009, serving as minority leader 2002–07.[1]

On March 28, 2009, Hall announced that he would retire from the House effective April 14. Governor Tim Kaine appointed him to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board as of the same date.[2] He died on May 26, 2015.[3] His wife, Phoebe Poulterer Hall, Richmond's first female public defender, later one of its first female judges and for many years rector of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University died in January 2019. They are survived by a son, daughter and several grandchildren and buried in Amelia County, Virginia[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Virginia House of Delegates; Franklin P. Hall
  2. ^ Whitley, Tyler (March 28, 2009). "Franklin P. Hall to retire from House of Delegates". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 28, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ Crocker, Robb (May 26, 2015). "Former lawmaker Franklin P. Hall dies". WTVR.com. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hall, Phoebe". January 7, 2019.

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