San Francisco County
Biographies
HERBERT
EDWIN HALL
Herbert Edwin Hall, member of the highly rated legal firm of Calkins, Hagar, Hall & Linforth in San Francisco, was born in Sligo, Maryland, November 5, 1893, and is a son of Frederic Winslow and Maud Elizabeth (Noyes) Hall.
Mr. Hall’s earliest American ancestor was John Hall, who settled in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1630, having come to this country from England, the original home of the family. Governor Edward Winslow was likewise a member of the family. Frederic Winslow Hall was born March 20, 1860. The mother of Herbert E. Hall was born January 1, 1865, and is also of English stock. Crosby S. Noyes, her father, was one of the founders of the Washington Evening Star, in Washington, D. C. Her own mother was a direct descendant of Roger Williams, prominent figure in American colonial history.
Herbert E. Hall began his education in the Lincoln grammar school of Oakland, California, following which he studied in Philips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. He then took up his advanced studies at the University of California, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1916, and his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the same institution in the year 1920. He immediately established himself in the practice of law in San Francisco, having been duly admitted to the California state bar, and in this city he has continued ever since, with marked success and fine credit to his ability and enthusiasm for his work. In 1922, he formed a partnership with John U. Calkins, Jr., Gerald H. Hagar, Reginald H. Linforth, and Ashley H. Covard, under the firm name of Calkins, Hagar, Hall & Linforth, and they now maintain their offices at 901 Crocker building. The firm has specialized in probate, trust management, and all phases of corporation law, and is widely known in the bay district, with a clientele of large extent.
On May 26, 1917, Mr. Hall took as his wife Miss Susan Jane Greenwood, who was born in Oakland, California, January 1, 1895, and is a daughter of George D. and the late May (Tubbs) Greenwood, the father now a resident of San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are the parents of three children, namely: Myra May, Herbert David, and George Frederic. The family home is situated at 67 King avenue, Piedmont, California, in which community Mr. Hall has made his residence since 1913, having previously lived in Oakland from the year of his birth.
In March, 1917, anticipating the entrance of the United States into the World war, Mr. Hall enlisted in the United States Navy as an able seaman. He was promoted to ensign in October, 1917, and to a lieutenancy (junior grade) in October, 1918. From March, 1918, until the following December he was in command of a sub-chaser, cruising principally in the north Atlantic.
Mr. Hall’s political support is given to the republican party. Both he and Mrs. Hall are prominently active in club and social affairs. He belongs to the University Club, the Bohemian Club, the Claremont Country Club, and the Mount Diablo Country Club, while his wife holds membership in the Town and Country Club of San Francisco and the Women’s Athletic Club of Oakland, California. Aside from his own family and his profession, Mr. Hall finds much pleasure and diversion in golf, tennis, and duck shooting and indulges in these sports at every available opportunity.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Byington, Lewis Francis, “History of
San Francisco 3 Vols”, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.,
Chicago, 1931. Vol. 2 Pages 356-358.
© 2007 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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