Willis Hall Jr. (August 7, 1856) was a Vermont political figure who served as Vermont state auditor.
Life and career The son of a merchant and veteran of the American Revolution, Willis Hall Jr. was born circa 1779 in Hartford, Vermont.American Antiquarian Society, Archaeologia Americana: Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, Volume 8, 1901, pages 112, 118John E. Goodrich, The State of Vermont Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, 1904, page 712
He became a merchant in Woodstock, Vermont, and served in local offices, including Town SelectmanHenry Swan Dana, History of Woodstock, Vermont, 1889, page 583 and High Bailiff of Windsor County, Vermont.Vermont General Assembly, Journals of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, 1810, page 30 Hall also served in the Vermont Militia.Henry Swan Dana, History of Woodstock, Vermont, 1889, pages 287, 292 In addition, he was an active member of the Masons.Grand Lodge of Vermont, Records of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Vermont, 1879, pages 128, 134, 153, 205, 268
From 1817 to 1819 he served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts.Clerk, Vermont House of Representatives, State of Vermont, Auditors of Accounts, accessed January 10, 2013
Hall later moved to Garrettsville, Ohio.W. Charles Benedict, Hiram Averill Tracy, History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876, 1878, page 403 He died there on August 7, 1856.C. Moore, Cincinnati, Masonic Voice-Review, Volume 16, 1857, page 68
His first name sometimes appears in records as "Wyllis."Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1902, page 205
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