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Sir John Hall (other)
Sir John Hall may refer to: *John Hall (British Army officer) (1795–1866), British military surgeon *John Hall (New Zealand politician) (1824–1907), New Zealand politician *John Hall (Wycombe MP) (1911–1978), British Conservative politician *John Hathorn Hall (1894–1979), British colonial administrator *John Hall (businessman) (born 1933), land and sports entrepreneur *Sir John Hall, 3rd Baronet Sir John Hall of Dunglass, 3rd Baronet (died 3 July 1776), was one of the Grand Jury for the trial of the Jacobite rising of 1745 rebels at Edinburgh, 1748. He was retoured heir of line and conquest on 4 January 1750, to his uncle, William Hall of ... (died 1776) See also * John Hall (other) {{hndis, Hall, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hall (British Army Officer)
Sir John Hall KCB (1795 in Little Beck, Westmorland – 17 January 1866 in Pisa) was a British military surgeon. Studying at Guy's Hospital and St Thomas's Hospital, he joined the Army Medical Service in June 1815, being posted to Flanders just in time for the final stages of the Waterloo campaign. He then served in Jamaica (1818-1827 and 1841–44), Ireland (from 1835 to 1836, and in 1844), Spain and Gibraltar (1836–39), South Africa (1847-51, during the Cape frontier wars) and Bombay (1851–54). He was ordered from Bombay straight to the Crimea for the Crimean War in 1854, with the rank of Inspector-General of Hospitals, to head its main receiving hospital at Scutari during that campaign. In that role he came into contact and conflict with Florence Nightingale (whom he called in his letters a "petticoat imperieuse"), though he fully welcomed the help offered by Mary Seacole. He considered that Nightingale's authority as "Superintendent of the Female Nursing Esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hall (New Zealand Politician)
Sir John Hall (18 December 1824 – 25 June 1907) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th premier of New Zealand from 1879 to 1882. He was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, the third son of George Hall, a captain in the navy. At the age of ten he was sent to school in Switzerland and his education continued in Paris and Hamburg. After returning to England and being employed by the Post Office, at the age of 27 he decided to emigrate. He was also Mayor of Christchurch. Migration to New Zealand After reading a book on sheep farming, Hall emigrated to New Zealand, on the ''Samarang'', arriving in Lyttelton on 31 July 1852. His brothers George and Thomas followed him to New Zealand soon after. He developed one of the first large scale sheep farming runs in Canterbury. Political offices In 1853, he was elected to the Canterbury Provincial Council. He would later rise through the ranks of magistrate, was the first town council Chairman in Christchurc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hall (Wycombe MP)
Sir John Hall (21 September 1911 — 19 January 1978) was a British Conservative Party politician. Education and business career Hall was educated privately and worked as a chartered secretary and company director, including of Viskase and Bass Charrington. Political career Hall first stood for Parliament without success in Grimsby in 1950 and Fulham East in 1951. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe at a by-election in November 1952. Hall served as an opposition spokesman on Treasury, economic affairs and trade until October 1965. He was an executive member of the 1922 Committee from 1964 to 1966 and vice-chairman of the Conservative parliamentary finance committee from 1965. He was knighted in July 1973 "for political and public services". Hall suffered a heart attack in the summer of 1977 and soon announced he would not stand for election again. He died at a hospital in London on 19 January 1978, aged 66. His death triggered the by-election A by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hathorn Hall
Sir John Hathorn Hall (19 June 189417 June 1979) was a British colonial administrator. During World War I, he served with the 8th Royal Munster Fusiliers and the 27th Infantry Brigade, rising to the rank of captain, and was awarded the Military Cross as well as the Belgian Croix de Guerre. He worked in the Ministry of Finance of the Egyptian Civil Service (Egypt then being a British protectorate) in 1919–1920. Subsequently he served in the Middle East Department of the Colonial Office and was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List of 1931. In 1933 he was appointed Chief Secretary to the Government of Palestine (then a British Mandate under the League of Nations). On at least two occasions, in 1934 and in 1937, he served as Officer Administering the Government of Palestine during absences of the High Commissioner for Palestine. His later service included the following posts: * British Resident in Zanzibar, October 1937 – 1940 * Governor and Command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hall (businessman)
Sir John Hall (born 21 March 1933) is a property developer in North East England. He is also life president and former chairman of Newcastle United Football Club. Biography The son of a miner, Hall was born and brought up in North Seaton, Ashington, Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land ..., and he attended nearby Bedlington Grammar School until 1949. Before starting his own business career, he worked in the mining industry as a surveyor. In the 1980s, Hall's company, Cameron Hall Developments, masterminded the construction of the MetroCentre (shopping centre), MetroCentre shopping mall in Dunston, Gateshead. Hall's company bought Woolsington Hall, northwest of Newcastle, in 1994. Hall has planned several developments of the site, including a footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Hall, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Hall of Dunglass, 3rd Baronet (died 3 July 1776), was one of the Grand Jury for the trial of the Jacobite rising of 1745 rebels at Edinburgh, 1748. He was retoured heir of line and conquest on 4 January 1750, to his uncle, William Hall of Whitehall, near Chirnside, one of the Principal Clerks of the Court of Session. (National Archives, GD206/1/63). Sir John married Magdalen (d. 1763), daughter of Sir Robert Pringle, 3rd Baronet, of Stitchill, and was succeeded by his son and heir Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet. Hall made his home at Dunglass Castle, East Lothian, building a summerhouse and bowling green on the site of an artillery fort constructed during the war known as the Rough Wooing The Rough Wooing (December 1543 – March 1551), also known as the Eight Years' War, was part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars of the 16th century. Following its break with the Roman Catholic Church, England attacked Scotland, partly to break th ....Daniel Kemp, ''Richard Pococke's Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
