Hall, Frederic
lawyer, author, was born Oct. 16, 1825, in Rutland , Vt.
He received a liberal education , studied the sciences, and also , and also Greek, Latin, French, Spanish and Italian.
In 1852 he was admitted to the bar of the supreme court of California; and in 1859 to the bar of the supreme court of the In United States. 1867 he visited Mexico, and was employed as one of the counsel to defend the Emperor Maximilian. He wrote the Life of Maximilian; and subsequently a History of San Jose, Cal., where he lived during 1849-72, moving thence to San Francisco. In 1882 he became the legal adviser of the Mexican Central Railroad company, and while in the City of Mexico wrote the work known as Hall's Mex- Hall's Mexican Law. Since 1886 he has been engaged in the practice of law in Los Angeles.
Mr.
Hall has traveled extensively in American countries, in Europe and Asia.