African-American LIVING LEGEND: Anthony W. Hall, Jr., Chief Administrative Officer. City of Houston
- By Staff Writer
- Published 01/25/2010
- Political
- Unrated
HOUSTON- Anthony William Hall, Jr., was born September 16, 1944 to
Quintanna Wilson Hall Alliniece and Anthony William Hall, Sr. A
graduate of Jack Yates High School, he received his BA degree in
Economics from Howard University in 1967. He served in the military
from 1967 to 1971, and as a Vietnam veteran, attained the rank of
captain, receiving the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars. He obtained
his J.D. degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas
Southern University in 1982.
After serving as a State Representative from 1973 to 1979, Hall was elected to the Houston City Council and served from 1979 to 1989. In 1990, he became the first African American chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. During this time, he also became one of only three African-Americans among the 50 partners in the Houston law firm, Jackson Walker, LLP. From 1998 -2004, Hall served as City Attorney for the City of Houston. He has served as the Chief Administrative Office for the City of Houston from 2004 to the present.
Hall serves on the board of directors of El Paso Corporation and Houston Endowment and is a past member of the board of directors of Coastal Corporation. He is chairman of the board of the Boule Foundation and is past national president of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. His current involvements include Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, board of directors; American Leadership Forum, past president, board of directors Houston/Gulf Coast; Boy Scouts of America, Sam Houston Area Council, advisory board; Houston Symphony, vice president, board of directors; the Ensemble Theatre, board of directors; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, life member, and Texas Cultural Trust, board of directors.
He has received several awards including most recently, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators Marks of Excellence Award for Public Service Leadership (2009) and Barbara Jordan—Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Texas Southern University George “Mickey” Leland Community Service Award (2006).
After serving as a State Representative from 1973 to 1979, Hall was elected to the Houston City Council and served from 1979 to 1989. In 1990, he became the first African American chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. During this time, he also became one of only three African-Americans among the 50 partners in the Houston law firm, Jackson Walker, LLP. From 1998 -2004, Hall served as City Attorney for the City of Houston. He has served as the Chief Administrative Office for the City of Houston from 2004 to the present.
Hall serves on the board of directors of El Paso Corporation and Houston Endowment and is a past member of the board of directors of Coastal Corporation. He is chairman of the board of the Boule Foundation and is past national president of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. His current involvements include Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, board of directors; American Leadership Forum, past president, board of directors Houston/Gulf Coast; Boy Scouts of America, Sam Houston Area Council, advisory board; Houston Symphony, vice president, board of directors; the Ensemble Theatre, board of directors; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, life member, and Texas Cultural Trust, board of directors.
He has received several awards including most recently, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators Marks of Excellence Award for Public Service Leadership (2009) and Barbara Jordan—Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Texas Southern University George “Mickey” Leland Community Service Award (2006).