Hall, James A.
James A. Hall (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/281200846/james-augustus-hall 1857-1933), born in Monterey County near Salinas, came to Santa Cruz County in 1865 with his parents, settling in Watsonville. He became a lawyer, served one term as county district attorney in 1882, and was elected a state legislator in 1888, before moving to San Francisco in about 1891.
- Note: the list of county officials in Harrison gives Hall's first name as Joseph.
- bio in Harrison (1892), p.341