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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 917 - 918
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     CHARLES CAMPBELL HALL, attorney at law of Portland, widely known as the 
legal representative of many important corporations and other interests and 
also associated with business enterprises of a varied character, was born near 
La Fayette, in Benton county, Indiana, in 1883, a son of Jonathan C. and 
Elizabeth (Glascock) Hall, the latter of Scotch lineage. The father was also 
born in Indiana but his people came originally from Massachusetts.

     In the acquirement of his education Charles C. Hall attended the schools 
of his native county and later entered the University of Michigan, in which he 
pursued a law course, being graduated with the LL. D. degree in 1907. He was 
admitted to practice before the state and supreme courts of Michigan and also 
before the federal courts. Something of his determined purpose and laudable 
ambition is indicated in the fact that he worked his way through college by 
running a laundry, thus supplying the funds necessary to meet his expenses. He 
became a member of the debating society during his college days, but he 
applied himself so closly to his work and to his school duties that his health 
became impaired and he went to Texas. Notwithstanding the hard times that then 
existed, he finally secured a job with a wholesale notion firm, saying that he 
would work for nothing if necessary, but he proved his capability and was paid 
a salary. About a month later he obtained a position in the law office of Coke 
& Coke, attorneys of San Antonio, Texas, with whom he continued for a year. He 
was then offered a partnership in the firm but had an opportunity to go to 
Grants Pass, Oregon, through a college connection and accordingly made his way 
to the northwest. He was associated with Elmer S. Shank, an attorney of Grants 
Pass, now deceased, and there engaged in the practice of law. A little later, 
however, he turned his attention to the real estate business and in 1910 he 
came to Portland, where he began the practice of his profession as the office 
associate of L. M. Lepper, although no partnership was formed between them. 
Since coming to this city Mr. Hall has figured prominently in public affairs. 
The East Side Business Club had been in existence about two years at the time 
of his arrival here and Mr. Hall was chosen assistant secretary of the club, 
spending his first year here largely in club work. However, as time passed his 
law practice grew in volume and extent, and while he continues in the general 
work of the profession, he nevertheless has concentrated his efforts largely 
upon corporation law and has expert knowledge and ability in this field. In 
business circles, too, he is widely and favorably known. In 1914 he organized 
the Citizens Investment Company, of which he is secretary and general manager 
and as such has become widely known in financial circles in Portland. In 1919 
he organized the Motor Investment Company to handle automobile paper and is 
also its secretary and general manager. In 1922 he organized a road business 
for the purpose of road building, and thus his activities have covered a wide 
and varied scope. As a corporation lawyer he is now serving as attorney for 
the Citizens Bank and the Oregon State Bank and is financially interested in 
the Citizens Bank and in the West Coast Bancorporation. He is also secretary 
of the Paul Schatz Furniture Company, owning and conducting two stores.

     Mr. Hall was united in marriage during his junior year at college to Miss 
Ethel Freeman, a native of Indiana, who had been a classmate in high school. 
In their family are three children: Margaret Elizabeth, who was born in Grants 
Pass, Oregon, and is now attending the state university; and John Robert and 
Charles Campbell, who were born in Portland.

     Mr. Hall is a charter member of the Progressive Business Men's Club. 
Fraternally he is a Mason, having taken the York Rite degrees, and he is also 
a member of the Shrine, in which he is serving as the first ceremonial master. 
He is also a past council commander of Multnomah Camp No. 77 of the Woodmen of 
the World and he has served twice as a delegate to the sessions of the head 
camp of that organization. Politically he is a republican, deeply interested 
in the vital questions and issues of the day, but has never been an office 
seeker. Along professional lines he is also active, being a past vice 
president of the Multnomah County Bar Association and now a member of its 
grievance committee. He was formerly chairman of the legislative and judicial 
division of the city charter revision of 1927 and his opinions upon legal 
matters are largely accepted as authority because of his comprehensive 
knowledge and the marked ability he has displayed in conducting legal matters. 
He is familiar with principle and precedent, has always prepared his cases 
with great thoroughness and care, and his presentation of a cause is ever 
clear and logical. Thus it is that he has gained high standing as a 
corporation attorney, while he has also made for himself a creditable position 
in business and financial circles.

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