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Hall was born in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish located south of Shreveport, the youngest of four children of Judge William Pike Hall (1851-1928), a native of Iredell County, [[North Carolina]]. Judge Hall presided over DeSoto and Red River parishes. The judge's first wife and Pike's mother, Lillian Ida Jack (1862-1898) of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], died when young Pike was two years of age. The judge then married the former Elise Tally (died 1954), and they are interred together at Greenwood Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28963105|title=William Pike Hall|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 25, 2020}}</ref>

Hall was born in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish located south of Shreveport, the youngest of four children of Judge William Pike Hall (1851-1928), a native of Iredell County, [[North Carolina]]. Judge Hall presided over DeSoto and Red River parishes. The judge's first wife and Pike's mother, Lillian Ida Jack (1862-1898) of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], died when young Pike was two years of age. The judge then married the former Elise Tally (died 1954), and they are interred together at Greenwood Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28963105|title=William Pike Hall|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 25, 2020}}</ref>

Hall was a maternal nephew of United States District Judge George W. Jac ]and a cousin of Shreveport attorneys [[Whitfield Jack]] and Wellborn Jack, the latter a member of the[Louisiana House of Representatives for Caddo Parish from 1940 to 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 25, 2020}}</ref>

Hall was a maternal nephew of United States District Judge George W. Jack and a cousin of Shreveport attorneys [[Whitfield Jack]] and Wellborn Jack, the latter a member of the[Louisiana House of Representatives for Caddo Parish from 1940 to 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

In 1900, Hall moved to Shreveport, where he was in time educated at [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College and thereafter the [[University of the South]] at Sewanee,  [[Tennessee]], [[Tulane University]] Law School]] in [[New Orleans]], and the [[Columbia Law School]] in [[New York City]]. In 1922, he received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Columbia and was admitted that year to the Louisiana bar. He was affiliated with Kappa Alpha Order social fraternity and the legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57373642|title=Funeral for Pike Hall at 11 A.M. Today – Prominent Attorney, Civic Leader Succumbs After Brief Illness|publisher==The Shreveport Times'' through findagrave.com|date=December 17, 1945|pages=1, 6|accessdate=October 25, 2020}}</ref>

In 1900, Hall moved to Shreveport, where he was in time educated at [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College and thereafter the [[University of the South]] at Sewanee,  [[Tennessee]], [[Tulane University]] Law School]] in [[New Orleans]], and the [[Columbia University]] Law School in [[New York City]]. In 1922, he received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Columbia and was admitted that year to the Louisiana bar. He was affiliated with Kappa Alpha Order social fraternity and the legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57373642|title=Funeral for Pike Hall at 11 A.M. Today – Prominent Attorney, Civic Leader Succumbs After Brief Illness|publisher==The Shreveport Times'' through findagrave.com|date=December 17, 1945|pages=1, 6|accessdate=October 25, 2020}}</ref>

In 1917 and 1918, Hall was a private with the [[United States Army]] [[ambulance]] corps in [[France]]. He was a [[Captain]] in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps]] during [[World War II]] but was discharged for a physical disability. He sat on the local Selective Service Board. He was affiliated with the veterans organizations, the Forty and Eight], The American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the Louisiana Civil Service League. He was a member of the Shreveport Country Club and The Boston Club of New Orleans. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

In 1917 and 1918, Hall was a private with the [[United States Army]] [[ambulance]] corps in [[France]]. He was a [[Captain]] in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps]] during [[World War II]] but was discharged for a physical disability. He sat on the local Selective Service Board. He was affiliated with the veterans organizations, the Forty and Eight], The American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the Louisiana Civil Service League. He was a member of the Shreveport Country Club and The Boston Club of New Orleans. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>