Oklahoma Governor. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1952. Hall served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1954, and the Air Force Reserve from 1954 to 1959. He received his law degree from the University of Tulsa in 1959. Hall was an Assistant County Attorney for Tulsa County from 1959 to 1962, and County Attorney from 1962 to 1966. In 1966 he ran for Governor, and finished third in the Democratic primary. Hall ran for Governor again in 1970, and defeated incumbent Republican Dewey Bartlett, and served from 1971 to 1975. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1974, and three days after leaving office he was indicted, accused of racketeering and extortion as part of a plan to steer Oklahoma state employee retirement funds to a favored investor, and attempting to bribe the Oklahoma Secretary of State to steer the funds. Hall was convicted, and served 19 months in federal prison. He relocated to La Jolla, California, where he worked in real estate and other ventures. Hall maintained his innocence, and authored a book explaining his version of events, 2012's "Twisted Justice: A Memoir of Conspiracies and Personal Politics".
Oklahoma Governor. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1952. Hall served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1954, and the Air Force Reserve from 1954 to 1959. He received his law degree from the University of Tulsa in 1959. Hall was an Assistant County Attorney for Tulsa County from 1959 to 1962, and County Attorney from 1962 to 1966. In 1966 he ran for Governor, and finished third in the Democratic primary. Hall ran for Governor again in 1970, and defeated incumbent Republican Dewey Bartlett, and served from 1971 to 1975. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1974, and three days after leaving office he was indicted, accused of racketeering and extortion as part of a plan to steer Oklahoma state employee retirement funds to a favored investor, and attempting to bribe the Oklahoma Secretary of State to steer the funds. Hall was convicted, and served 19 months in federal prison. He relocated to La Jolla, California, where he worked in real estate and other ventures. Hall maintained his innocence, and authored a book explaining his version of events, 2012's "Twisted Justice: A Memoir of Conspiracies and Personal Politics".
Bio by: Bill McKern
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