Hall, James A.
From Santa Cruz County history wiki
James A. Hall (Harrison p.341), born 1857 in Monterey County near Salinas, and came to Santa Cruz County in 1865 with his parents, settling in Watsonville. He became a lawyer, served one term as county district attorney in 1882, and was elected a state legislator in 1888, before moving to San Francisco in about 1891.
- Note: the list of county officials in Harrison gives Hall's first name as Joseph.