Editing Lloyd Hall (section)

==Biography==
Lloyd Hall was born in  [[Elgin, Illinois|Elgin]], [[Illinois]] on June 20, 1894.<ref name="acs"/> Hall's grandmother came to Illinois using the "[[Underground Railroad]]" at the age of sixteen. His grandfather came to Chicago in 1837 and was one of the founders of the Quinn Chapel [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|A.M.E. Church]]. He became the church's first pastor in 1841. Hall's parents, Augustus and Isabel, both graduated high school. Although Lloyd was born in Elgin, his family moved to [[Aurora, Illinois]]. He graduated in 1912 from [[East Aurora High School]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TUIHbempHkUC&dq=lloyd+augustus+hall+high+school&pg=PT723 | title=African American Almanac: 400 Years of Triumph, Courage and Excellence | isbn=978-1-57859-380-4 | last1=Bracks | first1=Lean'tin | date=February 2012 | publisher=Visible Ink Press }}</ref> in Aurora.<ref>''Aurora Schools Report'', 1996.33.31a-z, Aurora Historical Society, Aurora IL</ref> After graduating school, he studied [[Medicinal chemistry|pharmaceutical chemistry]] at [[Northwestern University]], earning a [[Bachelor of Science]] and a [Master's degree]at the [[University of Chicago]]. At Northwestern, Hall met Carroll L. Griffith, who with his father, Enoch L. Griffith, founded Griffith Laboratories. The Griffiths later hired Hall as their chief chemist.

After leaving university, Hall was hired by the [[Western Electric|Western Electric Company]] after a phone interview. The company refused to hire Hall after they discovered he was black. Hall then went to work as a chemist for the Department of Health in [[Chicago]] followed by a job as chief chemist with the John Morrell Company.

During [[World War I]], Hall served with the [[United States Ordnance Department]] where he was promoted to Chief Inspector of Powder and Explosives. In 2004, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his work.

Following the war, Hall married Myrrhene Newsome and they moved to Chicago so he could work for the Boyer Chemical Laboratory, again as a chief chemist. Following this, Hall became president and chemical director for Chemical Products Corporation's consulting laboratory. In 1925, Hall took a position with Griffith Laboratories where he remained for 34 years.<ref>[http://www.griffithlaboratories.com/United_States/en-US/people/Griffith+Family+Heritage/C+L+Griffith.htm C.L. Griffith] at Griffith Laboratories</ref><ref>[http://www.griffithlaboratories.com/United_States/en-US/people/Profiles+In+Excellence/Dr+Lloyd+A+Hall.htm Dr. Lloyd Augustus Hall] at Griffith Laboratories</ref>