fraudulent activities, and for using his knowledge of illegal activities to blackmail his political opponents. On February 8, 1908, a jury found Hall guilty of the charges. Later years He was later pardoned by President William Howard Taft for his role in the land fraud scandal. Hall returned to private legal practice in Portland after being forced out of office. He also was involved with the banking industry, owned three farms, and was an investor in power generation projects in Deschutes County. John Hicklin Hall died in Portland, Oregon, on July 27, 1937, at the age of 83 and was interred at River View Cemetery in Portland. His son, John Hubert Hall, was also active in Oregon politics, serving briefly as governor following the deaths of the first three elected officials in the state's line of succession. See also List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States References 1854 births 1937 deaths Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Lawyers from Portland, Oregon Recipients of American presidential pardons Burials at River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon) United States Attorneys for the District of Oregon American politicians convicted of fraud Oregon politicians convicted of crimes American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law