Ralph Hall

Ralph Moody Hall (May 3, 1923 – March 7, 2019) was an American politician. He was a United States representative from Texas from 1981 through 2015.

Ralph Hall
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byRay Roberts
Succeeded byJohn Ratcliffe
Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byBart Gordon
Succeeded byLamar S. Smith
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 9th[1] district
In office
January 8, 1963 – January 9, 1973
Preceded byRay Roberts
Succeeded byRon Clower
Personal details
Born
Ralph Moody Hall

(1923-05-03)May 3, 1923
Fate, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 2019(2019-03-07) (aged 95)
Rockwall, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (2004–2019)
Democratic (1950–2004)
Spouse(s)Mary Ellen Hall (1944-2008, her death)
ChildrenHampton Hall
Brett Hall
Blakeley Hall
ResidenceRockwall, Texas
Alma materSouthern Methodist University
Occupationattorney
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1942–1945
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War II

He was the dean of the Texas congressional delegation. He was also the former chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology from 2011 to 2013.

He is also a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Originally a member of the Democratic Party for more than fifty years, in 2004 he switched to the Republican Party.

He was the last of two World War II veterans serving in Congress, the other being Michigan Congressman John Dingell.[2]

Hall was born on May 3, 1923 in Fate, Texas. He studied at Southern Methodist University. Hall married Mary Ellen in 1944. They had three children. Ellen died in 2008. Hall died at his ranch in Rockwall, Texas, a suburb of Dallas on March 7, 2019 from cardiac arrest, aged 95.[3]

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References

  1. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". Lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. Good, Chris (June 7, 2013). Frank Lautenberg and Senate Link to WW II Laid to Rest. ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/06/frank-lautenberg-and-senate-link-to-ww-ii-laid-to-rest/. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  3. "Ralph Hall, Former Congressman From Rockwell, Dies at 95". Dallas News. March 7, 2019.

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