Mayoral History

James Howard Hall, son of Walter Blake and Sue Ann Pogue Hall, was born November 5, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. When Howard was four years old, he came to Winchester to live with his uncle and aunt, W. Samuel and Mary Larkin Hall. He left Central High School after his junior year and volunteered for the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he served aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise, which was struck by the enemy fifteen times and six times by kamikazes. For his service he received a host of medals, ribbons, and battle stars. After his discharge he returned to Central High School, where he played football and was graduated. In 1946 he married Katherine Acuff and they were the parents of two daughters. He and his second wife Anne Bess were the parents of one daughter. Howard joined his uncle in the operation of Hall’s Men’s Shop on the square in Winchester and was later co-owner with Gerald Copeland. Howard retired after having been co-owner in the business for thirty years. He was Mayor of Winchester for sixteen years from 1975-1991, served on the Winchester City Council, and was a member of the Winchester Utility Board. Howard’s service to Winchester brought many changes among them the development of Crownover Industrial Park, the building of the Winchester By-pass, and the industrial recruitment of Peabody TechTank to the county. He also served as chairman of the Elk River Development Agency. He died at Southern Tennessee Medical Center on August 15, 1995 and was cremated.


	Mayor Howard Hall 1975-1991	James Howard Hall, son of Walter Blake and Sue Ann Pogue Hall, was born November 5, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. When Howard was four years old, he came to Winchester to live with his uncle and aunt, W. Samuel and Mary Larkin Hall. He left Central High School after his junior year and volunteered for the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he served aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise, which was struck by the enemy fifteen times and six times by kamikazes. For his service he received a host of medals, ribbons, and battle stars. After his discharge he returned to Central High School, where he played football and was graduated. In 1946 he married Katherine Acuff and they were the parents of two daughters. He and his second wife Anne Bess were the parents of one daughter. Howard joined his uncle in the operation of Hall’s Men’s Shop on the square in Winchester and was later co-owner with Gerald Copeland. Howard retired after having been co-owner in the business for thirty years. He was Mayor of Winchester for sixteen years from 1975-1991, served on the Winchester City Council, and was a member of the Winchester Utility Board. Howard’s service to Winchester brought many changes among them the development of Crownover Industrial Park, the building of the Winchester By-pass, and the industrial recruitment of Peabody TechTank to the county. He also served as chairman of the Elk River Development Agency. He died at Southern Tennessee Medical Center on August 15, 1995 and was cremated.