ABRAHAM OAKEY HALL


Abraham Oakey Hall
Abraham Oakey Hall
  • Born: July 26, 1826
  • Died: October 7, 1898
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Abraham Oakey Hall was an American politician, lawyer, and writer. He served as Mayor of New York from 1869 to 1872 as a Democrat. Hall, known as "Elegant Oakey", was a model of serenity and respectability. Recent historians have disputed the older depiction of Hall as corrupt or as a front man for a corrupt political order.