Sharlot hall biography sample
Sharlot hall...
Sharlot hall biography sample
Sharlot Hall
American poet and historian (1870–1943)
Sharlot Hall | |
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Hall, c. 1911 | |
| Born | (1870-10-27)October 27, 1870 Lincoln County, Kansas, US |
| Died | April 9, 1943(1943-04-09) (aged 72) Prescott, Arizona, US |
| Resting place | Arizona Pioneers' Home Cemetery, Prescott |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, historian |
| Known for | First woman to hold office in Arizona |
Sharlot MabridthHall (October 27, 1870 – April 9, 1943) was an American journalist, poet and historian.
She was the first woman to hold an office in the Arizona Territorial government and her personal collection of photographs and artifacts served as the starting collection for a history museum which bears her name.
Biography
Grave-site of Sharlot Hall
Sharlot Hall's grave merker
Hall was born to James Polk Knox and Adeline Susannah Boblett Hall in Lincoln County, Kansas on October 27, 1870.
In November 1881, her family followed the Santa Fe Trail to Arizona Territory,