Richard Lyman Hall Research Paper

On April 12, 1724, in Wallingford, Connecticut, Lyman Hall was born to the Honorable John Hall and his wife, Mary. His great-great-grandfather, Richard Lyman, moved to America in 1621, leaving England behind. After graduating from Yale in 1747, Hall studied theology, taught by his uncle, Reverend Samuel Hall. He began preaching and was ordained by the Fairfield West Consociation, but was then dismissed in 1751 due to charges of immoral conduct. After confessing to his wrong deeds, he was restored to the position. After preaching for two years, Hall decided to study medicine, soon receiving a doctorate in that field. After being widowed from his first marriage, Hall married Mary Osborn. They moved back to Wallingford where Hall began practicing medicine. Due to the success of
He soon became the leader for the Puritans in St. John’s Parish. However, there was division on this view among the Georgians and because of this, along with the Governor’s faithfulness to the king, the state was not represented in the Continental Congress. This lack of representation resulted in a lack of Georgia delegates being appointed. This was an issue specifically for the Puritans, so as their representative, Hall attended meetings in Savannah for the “Friends of Liberty.” These meetings led him to become an ally to Button Gwinnett in the need for representation to the Continental Congress. After failing in a couple of different attempts to bypass Savannah’s ruling, Hall was sent to be the independent delegate of the Puritans at the Continental Congress. He arrived in Philadelphia on May 13, 1775 and presented his credentials, getting unanimously admitted as a delegate. Until Georgia was fully represented a few months later, Hall did not vote on issues that were decided by colonies. Hall voted for the Declaration and then signed it on August 2 alongside Button Gwinnet and George