Alvin W. Hall
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Alvin W. Hall (August 23, 1888 – February 15, 1969) was an official in the United States Department of the Treasury who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1924 to 1954.
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Alvin W. Hall was born in Harleigh, Pennsylvania, in 1888 and grew up in Harleigh.[1] He received an LL.B. from the National University School of Law.[1]
Hall worked in the private sector as an accountant and auditor before entering government service.[1] In 1920, he joined the United States Bureau of Efficiency and conducted efficiency studies for many government agencies.[1]
In 1922, United States Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon appointed Hall to a special committee designed to review the procedures of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.[1] After this committee reported, Hall became a member of the Bureau's planning unit.[1] In 1924, he was appointed Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.[1] He was the youngest Director of the Bureau ever, and also the longest serving, holding office for thirty years until his retirement in 1954.[1]
Hall died in Washington, D.C., in 1969 at age 80.[1]
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- 1888 births
- 1969 deaths
- United States Department of the Treasury officials
- People from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- Coolidge administration personnel
- Hoover administration personnel
- Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel
- Truman administration personnel
- Eisenhower administration personnel