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Hall</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:HallJohnWood.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/HallJohnWood.gif" decoding="async" width="181" height="240" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="181" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">44th <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 21, 1879 – January 16, 1883</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_P._Cochran" title="John P. Cochran">John P. Cochran</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Stockley" title="Charles C. Stockley">Charles C. Stockley</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">Delaware Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 6, 1867 – January 6, 1871</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 6, 1891 – January 23, 1892</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1817-01-01</span>)</span>January 1, 1817<br /><a href="/wiki/Frederica,_Delaware" title="Frederica, Delaware">Frederica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">January 23, 1892<span style="display:none">(1892-01-23)</span> (aged 75)<br />Frederica, Delaware</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Caroline Warren</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Merchant</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Signature_of_John_Wood_Hall.png" class="mw-file-description" title="John W. Hall's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Signature_of_John_Wood_Hall.png/128px-Signature_of_John_Wood_Hall.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Signature_of_John_Wood_Hall.png/192px-Signature_of_John_Wood_Hall.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Signature_of_John_Wood_Hall.png 2x" data-file-width="238" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Wood Hall</b> (January 1, 1817 – January 23, 1892) was an American merchant and <a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a> from <a href="/wiki/Frederica,_Delaware" title="Frederica, Delaware">Frederica</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Delaware" title="Kent County, Delaware">Kent County, Delaware</a>. He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, who served in the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware General Assembly</a> and as <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hall was born in <a href="/wiki/Frederica,_Delaware" title="Frederica, Delaware">Frederica, Delaware</a>, son of John and Henrietta Bowman Hall. He married Caroline Warren in 1842 and had four children: John Wood, Jr., Samuel Warren, Sarah Henrietta, and Caroline. They lived at 8 David Street in Frederica and were members of the Methodist Church. </p><p>Orphaned as a child, Hall worked in a candy store, and eventually saved enough money to buy the business. Not stopping with candy, he expanded into general merchandising and lumber, and then started building his own ships. In time, he had one of the largest fleets of sailing ships on the east coast, all built in Delaware. With his earnings he began buying land and ended up with over 6,000 acres (24 km<sup>2</sup>) on 20 farms, becoming one of the largest landowners in the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_and_political_career">Professional and political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional and political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hall served in the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">Delaware Senate</a> during the 1867/68 session and the 1869/70 session. In 1874 he was nearly nominated for governor, but it was <a href="/wiki/New_Castle_County,_Delaware" title="New Castle County, Delaware">New Castle County</a>'s turn in the informal rotation. Finally, in 1878 he was elected <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a>, overwhelmingly defeating Kensey J. Steward, the <a href="/wiki/Greenback_Party" title="Greenback Party">Greenback Labor</a> candidate. Leftover bitterness from the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> caused the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> to be so completely in control that the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> did not even hold a convention or field a candidate. Hall served from January 21, 1879, until January 16, 1883. </p><p>The Democratic Party was the conservative party of the day, and accordingly Hall supported conservative positions. He was a strong supporter of <a href="/wiki/States%27_rights" title="States' rights">states' rights</a> in opposition to the increasing reach of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal government</a>. Then that reach was generally in support of racial equality, a concept strongly opposed by Democrats in Delaware. Hall did support the setting up of a separate state <a href="/wiki/Board_of_education" title="Board of education">Board of Education</a>, and an office of Insurance Commissioner. All the while he was governor he was also a director of the <a href="/wiki/Farmers%27_Bank_of_Delaware" title="Farmers' Bank of Delaware">Farmers' Bank of Delaware</a>, having served from 1861 until he left office in 1883. After several years out of office he returned to the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">Delaware Senate</a> for the 1891/92 and 1893/94 sessions, serving there until his death. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="12" style="background: #ccccff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware General Assembly</a></b> <br /> <small> <i>(sessions while Governor)</i></small> </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Year</b> </th> <th><b>Assembly</b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>Senate Majority</b> </th> <th><b>Speaker</b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>House Majority</b> </th> <th><b>Speaker</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1879–1880 </td> <td>80th </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Charles J. Harrington </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Swithin Chandler </td></tr> <tr> <td>1881–1882 </td> <td>81st </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Cateby F. Rust </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Reynear Williams </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hall died at <a href="/wiki/Frederica,_Delaware" title="Frederica, Delaware">Frederica</a> and is buried near there at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery. His home at Frederica is a <a href="/wiki/Contributing_property" title="Contributing property">contributing property</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Frederica_Historic_District" title="Frederica Historic District">Frederica Historic District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nrhpdoc_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrhpdoc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Almanac">Almanac</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Almanac"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware General Assembly</a> took office the first Tuesday of January. State senators have a four-year term. The governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four-year term. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="7" style="background: #ccccff;">Public Offices </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Office</b> </th> <th><b>Type</b> </th> <th><b>Location</b> </th> <th><b>Began office</b> </th> <th><b>Ended office</b> </th> <th><b>notes</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">State Senator</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">Legislature</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover</a> </td> <td>January 6, 1867 </td> <td>January 6, 1871 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a> </td> <td>over </td> <td>January 21, 1879 </td> <td>January 16, 1883 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td>State Senator </td> <td>Legislature </td> <td>Dover </td> <td>January 6, 1891 </td> <td>January 6, 1895 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="7" style="background: #ccccff;">Delaware General Assembly service </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Dates</b> </th> <th><b>Assembly</b> </th> <th><b>Chamber</b> </th> <th><b>Majority</b> </th> <th><b>Governor</b> </th> <th><b>Committees</b> </th> <th><b>District</b> </th></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>1867–1868 </td> <td>74th </td> <td>State Senate </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gove_Saulsbury" title="Gove Saulsbury">Gove Saulsbury</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Delaware" title="Kent County, Delaware"><i>Kent at-large</i></a> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>1869–1870 </td> <td>75th </td> <td>State Senate </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>Gove Saulsbury </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Kent at-large</i> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>1891–1892 </td> <td>86th </td> <td>State Senate </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Reynolds" title="Robert J. Reynolds">Robert J. Reynolds</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Kent at-large</i> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>1893–1894 </td> <td>87th </td> <td>State Senate </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>Robert J. Reynolds </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Kent at-large</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="12" style="background: #ccccff;">Election results </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Year</b> </th> <th><b>Office</b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>Subject</b> </th> <th><b>Party</b> </th> <th><b>Votes</b> </th> <th><b>%</b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>Opponent</b> </th> <th><b>Party</b> </th> <th><b>Votes</b> </th> <th><b>%</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1878 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">John W. Hall </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">10,730 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">79% </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC">Kensey J. Stewart </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC">Greenback Labor </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC">2,835 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC">21% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-nrhpdoc-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nrhpdoc_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSue_Fox_and_Linda_Lounsbury1976–1977" class="citation web cs1">Sue Fox and Linda Lounsbury (1976–1977). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77000385_text">"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frederica Historic District"</a>. National Park Service.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=National+Register+of+Historic+Places+Inventory%2FNomination%3A+Frederica+Historic+District&rft.pub=National+Park+Service&rft.date=1976%2F1977&rft.au=Sue+Fox+and+Linda+Lounsbury&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnpgallery.nps.gov%2FNRHP%2FGetAsset%2FNRHP%2F77000385_text&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+W.+Hall" class="Z3988"></span> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77000385_photos">accompanying 24 photos</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFConrad1908" class="citation book cs1">Conrad, Henry C. (1908). <i>History of the State of Delaware</i>. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Company.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+the+State+of+Delaware&rft.place=Lancaster%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.pub=Wickersham+Company&rft.date=1908&rft.aulast=Conrad&rft.aufirst=Henry+C.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+W.+Hall" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin1984" class="citation book cs1">Martin, Roger A. (1984). <i>A History of Delaware Through its Governors</i>. Wilmington, Delaware: McClafferty Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+Delaware+Through+its+Governors&rft.place=Wilmington%2C+Delaware&rft.pub=McClafferty+Press&rft.date=1984&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Roger+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+W.+Hall" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin1995" class="citation book cs1">Martin, Roger A. (1995). <i>Memoirs of the Senate</i>. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Memoirs+of+the+Senate&rft.place=Newark%2C+Delaware&rft.pub=Roger+A.+Martin&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Roger+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+W.+Hall" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScharf1888" class="citation book cs1">Scharf, John Thomas (1888). <i>History of Delaware 1609-1888. 2 vols</i>. Philadelphia: L. J. Richards & Co.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+Delaware+1609-1888.+2+vols&rft.place=Philadelphia&rft.pub=L.+J.+Richards+%26+Co&rft.date=1888&rft.aulast=Scharf&rft.aufirst=John+Thomas&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+W.+Hall" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilson1969" class="citation book cs1">Wilson, Emerson. (1969). <i>Forgotten Heroes of Delaware</i>. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Deltos Publishing Company.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Forgotten+Heroes+of+Delaware&rft.place=Cambridge%2C+Massachusetts&rft.pub=Deltos+Publishing+Company&rft.date=1969&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Emerson.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+W.+Hall" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Images">Images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.state.de.us/research/Tour/information/Governors/govs-22.shtml">Hall of Governors Portrait Gallery</a>. <i>Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930041641/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=256b224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD">Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.russpickett.com/history/delgov3.htm#jhall">Delaware’s Governors</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5094338">John W. Hall</a> at <a href="/wiki/Find_a_Grave" title="Find a Grave">Find a Grave</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall5.html#RKD0JCRU5">The Political Graveyard</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_with_more_information">Places with more information</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Hall&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Places with more information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Historical_Society" title="Delaware Historical Society">Delaware Historical Society</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961231010053/http://hsd.org/">website</a>; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Delaware" title="University of Delaware">University of Delaware</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lib.udel.edu/">Library website</a>; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_P._Cochran" title="John P. Cochran">John P. Cochran</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1878_Delaware_gubernatorial_election" title="1878 Delaware gubernatorial election">1878</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Stockley" title="Charles C. Stockley">Charles C. Stockley</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_P._Cochran" title="John P. Cochran">John P. Cochran</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a> </b><br />1879–1883 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Stockley" title="Charles C. Stockley">Charles C. 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Rodney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Clark_(Delaware_governor)" title="John Clark (Delaware governor)">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Molleston" title="Henry Molleston">Molleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Stout" title="Jacob Stout">Stout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Collins_(governor)" title="John Collins (governor)">J. Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Rodney" title="Caleb Rodney">Caleb Rodney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Haslet" title="Joseph Haslet">Haslet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Thomas_(Delaware_governor)" title="Charles Thomas (Delaware governor)">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Paynter" title="Samuel Paynter">Paynter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Polk_Jr." title="Charles Polk Jr.">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hazzard" title="David Hazzard">Hazzard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caleb_P._Bennett" title="Caleb P. Bennett">Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Polk_Jr." title="Charles Polk Jr.">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_P._Comegys" title="Cornelius P. Comegys">Comegys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Cooper_(Delaware_politician)" title="William B. Cooper (Delaware politician)">Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Stockton" title="Thomas Stockton">Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Maull" title="Joseph Maull">Maull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Temple_(politician)" title="William Temple (politician)">Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Tharp" title="William Tharp">Tharp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._H._Ross" title="William H. H. Ross">Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_F._Causey" title="Peter F. 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Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hunn_(governor)" title="John Hunn (governor)">Hunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Lea" title="Preston Lea">Lea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simeon_S._Pennewill" title="Simeon S. Pennewill">Pennewill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Miller_(politician)" title="Charles R. Miller (politician)">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_G._Townsend_Jr." title="John G. Townsend Jr.">Townsend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Denney" title="William D. Denney">Denney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_P._Robinson_(Delaware_politician)" title="Robert P. Robinson (Delaware politician)">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Douglass_Buck" title="C. Douglass Buck">Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_McMullen" title="Richard McMullen">McMullen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_W._Bacon" title="Walter W. Bacon">Bacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbert_N._Carvel" title="Elbert N. 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