Joseph N. Hallock

Joseph Nelson Hallock (September 16, 1861 – October 1, 1942) was an American newspaper editor, politician, and banker from New York.

[5] In 1898, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Suffolk County 1st District.

He served as Town Clerk for 25 years and as a member and president of board of education for the Southold Union Free School District.

In 1889, he married Ella Boldry of Green Island, a notable author who aided her husband's editorial work.

[11] The Joseph Nelson Hallock House, built in 1900, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Maple Lane Museum Complex in Southold.