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Hampton W. Wall

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ64748560 ↗
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Hampton W. Wall (November 10, 1831 – April 16, 1898) was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

Wall was born on a farm near Staunton, Illinois. He went to the public schools. Wall was a banker and lived in Staunton, Illinois with his wife and family. He served on the Macoupin County Board of Supervisors and as a justice of the peace. Wall served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1877 to 1881. Wall then served in the Illinois Senate from 1893 to 1897 and was a Democrat. Wall was murdered by a tenant in Staunton, Illinois with a firearm.

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Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1831, 1898, 1877, 1881—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1831-11-10. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Hampton, Wall and American providing the first useful test.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q64748560. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1831, 1898, 1877 and 1881.

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This entry incorporates text from “Hampton W. Wall” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.