HALL
,
BENJAMIN
(
1778
-
1817
),
industrialist
;
b. 29 Sept. 1778
, elder son of
Dr.
Benjamin
Hall
,
chancellor of Llandaff
. He was educated at
Christ Church
,
Oxford
(
B.A.
1798
,
M.A.
1801
), and
called to the Bar
from
Lincoln's Inn
,
1801
. He m.
Charlotte
, younger daughter of
Richard
Crawshay
of
Cyfarthfa
(q.v.)
,
16 Dec. 1801
. His father-in-law made him a
partner
when he purchased the
Rhymney iron works
(
1803
), presented him with the
Abercarn estate
(
1808
), and made him residuary legatee and executor under his will.
Hall
owned
Hensol castle
in
Glamorgan
. He was
M.P.
for
Totnes
1806-12
, and
Westbury
1812-14
. He was elected member for
Glamorgan
on
28 Nov. 1814
, and remained member until his early death on
31 July 1817
. His importance in the history of
Wales
lies in the fact that he was the
first great industrialist to enter the political field
in
Wales
in opposition to the landed interests.
Bibliography:
-
;
-
John Lloyd
,
,
1906
;
-
W. R. Williams
,
,
1895
;
-
,
25 Jan. 1896
.
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