History of Washington, The Evergreen State, vol. 1, page 592
George W. Hall of Seattle, Wash., was born in Jackson County, Va., and at an early age, emigrated with his parents to Lawrence County, Ohio.
His paternal grandfather was one of the pioneer settlers of Ohio. Our subject received a good common-school education in Lawrence County and began life as breadwinner, at the age of sixteen years, in a pattern shop.
Under his father’s instruction, an able mechanic, he thoroughly learned the trade of pattern-maker and continued to follow that business until his twentieth year. In 1863 he moved to Montana and engaged in mining with moderate success until 1969.
In the spring of that year, he located in Seattle and engaged in contracting and building. Two years later, he embarked on the furniture trade, establishing the house of Hall & Paulin.
After a successful career of fifteen years in that business, he disposed of his interests and engaged in the real-estate business, which he has continued to the present time.
During his long residence in Seattle, Mr. Hall has been active in all matters pertaining to the city’s welfare and has repeatedly been called to till positions of public trust and honor. He has served in the City Council for eight years and, in 1891, was elected Mayor.
His honesty and integrity are of the highest, and no man in Seattle possesses more firmly the confidence of its business community. His success in life has been gained by his own exertions in legitimate business channels, and through the attainment of his present position of power and influence, the city of his adoption has been enriched in many ways.
Mr. Hall was May 22, 1872, to Mary V., daughter of W. N. Bell, a pioneer of Washington. Four daughters have been born to them—Edna, Iva, Olive, and Aidine.
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