John Thomas Hall (9 November 1896 – 11 October 1955) was a British Labour Party

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. Hall began working in a

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in 1910, then served in the

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during

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. After the war, he worked on the railways. He also became active in the

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, joined the Labour Party, and studied at

Ruskin College, Oxford Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford, is an independent educational institution in Oxford, England. It is not a college of Oxford University. It is named after the essayist, art and social critic John Ruskin (1819–1900) an ...

.''Who was who, Vol. 5'' (1961), p.472 Hall was elected to

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in 1934, serving until 1950, and became a

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in 1939. In 1943, he became the district chairman of his union, and he also worked part-time as a lecture on Economic and Social History for the National Council for Labour Colleges. He was elected in Gateshead West at the 1950 general election, holding his seat in

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

and

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

. He died shortly after this final electoral success.

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* 1896 births 1955 deaths British Army personnel of World War I Alumni of Ruskin College British Life Guards soldiers British trade unionists Councillors in County Durham Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub