He was educated at Townshend's Leland and Gray Seminary, studied law, and began a practice in St. Albans in 1873.

[1] Among the prospective attorneys who studied in his office was Lee Stephen Tillotson.

[2] A Republican, Hall served in local offices, including town meeting moderator, village president and school board member.

[3] Hall was a longtime member of the Vermont National Guard, enlisting as a private and attaining the rank of colonel on the staff of Governor Samuel Pingree.

[4] An active Mason, in 1887 Hall laid the cornerstone at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument.