Benjamin Homer Hall

Born in Troy, New York, on November 14, 1830, Benjamin Homer Hall was educated at private schools and Phillips Andover Academy before graduating from Harvard in 1851. He went on to build a varied career as a lawyer and author, and he was also active in public life in Troy.

Hall is remembered for books including College Words and Customs and History of Eastern Vermont, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Close of the Eighteenth Century. His writing ranged from language and student life to regional history, showing a strong interest in how communities remember themselves.

He also served as city clerk of Troy and was known there as a prominent local figure. Hall died on April 6, 1893. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the sources reviewed during this search.