John Hall (Buckingham MP)
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General John Hall was a British Conservative Party
politician. He was elected unopposed as one of the two Members of Parliament
(MPs) for Buckingham
at a by-election January 1846, and was returned at the next three elections until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1859 general election
.
He belonged to the Hall family of Weston Colville
, Cambridgeshire
, his father being John Hall (1767–1860). In the 1860s, the family moved within the county to Six Mile Bottom
, to an estate that passed to General John Hall's nephew on his death without issue.
Hall entered the British Army
in 1817, becoming a lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Life Guards in 1837, and major-general in 1855.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. He was elected unopposed as one of the two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MPs) for Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
at a by-election January 1846, and was returned at the next three elections until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1859 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1859
In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...
.
He belonged to the Hall family of Weston Colville
Weston Colville
Weston Colville is a village in South Cambridgeshire, 10 miles southeast of Cambridge and 6 miles south of Newmarket, close to the border with Suffolk.-History:...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, his father being John Hall (1767–1860). In the 1860s, the family moved within the county to Six Mile Bottom
Six Mile Bottom
Six Mile Bottom is a hamlet within the parish of Little Wilbraham, near Cambridge in England.-History:In the 1790s the only building at Six Mile Bottom was a paddocks run by a stable keeper. In 1802, a sizeable country house was built nearby...
, to an estate that passed to General John Hall's nephew on his death without issue.
Hall entered the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in 1817, becoming a lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Life Guards in 1837, and major-general in 1855.