Benjamin Hall (industrialist)

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Benjamin Hall (29 September 1778 – 31 July 1817) was an industrialist, politician and prominent figure in South Wales.

Background, education and connections

Benjamin Hall was born on 29 September 1778, the eldest son of the Reverend Benjamin Hall, chancellor of the Diocese of Llandaff, and Elizabeth Grant. He had joined Lincoln's Inn in 1798 and was called to the bar in 1801. He ended his association with Lincoln's Inn in 1816.

Family and heir

Hall died on 31 July 1817 and a monument was erected in his memory at Llandaff Cathedral in his Glamorganshire constituency. Benjamin Hall senior had been called "Slender Ben" on account of his build.