Willard Hall

Willard Hall (December 24, 1780 – May 10, 1875), was a Delaware attorney and politician from Wilmington in New Castle County.

[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1823, and received his commission the same day.

[3] In September 1831, Hall was among twenty-five founding members elected to serve on the board of the newly formed Wilmington Savings Fund Society, a community bank designed to provide persons with only modest savings a safe place to deposit their funds.

On October 1, 1831, Hall was elected president of the bank, a position he held until 1872, when he retired at the age of 92.

[6] Hall served as a ruling elder and Sunday School teacher in the Presbyterian Church.