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February 11, 1775

February 11, 1775

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February 11, 20253m 16s

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Cover art for February 11, 1775: portrait of Governor William Hall of Tennessee, by Washington B. Cooper.

There are many events in the life of William Hall that could be ascribed to just plain luck on his part, and others which could conceivably tied to some shrewd timing on his part. But in the end, we think we’re going with luck.

If he hadn’t survived two Cherokee ambushes, if he hadn’t been an officeholder previously, if he hadn’t been the Speaker of the Senate when a scandal broke out…things could have turned out very differently for our friend William.

But William was also smart enough to walk away when the walking was good, and he lived to a ripe old age (81).

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