George Arthur Benjamin Hall

George Arthur Benjamin Hall (October 29, 1868^[1] – November 5, 1948^[2]) was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1907 to 1909 as a Liberal.

He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Lewis Hall and Elizabeth Beardsmore, and came to British Columbia with his parents at the age of seven. He was educated in British Columbia^[1] and at the Philadelphia Dental College.^[3] Hall practised as a dentist in Nanaimo for two years and then continued his medical studies at Cooper Medical College in San Francisco, at the New York Polyclinic and at Johns Hopkins University. He then set up practice in Nelson. In 1893, he married Christina Pool. Hall was resident physician for the Canadian Pacific Railway, provincial health officer and jail physician.^[1] He was also superintendent of the Kootenay Lake General Hospital for three years. Hall served during World War I. He returned to Nanaimo after the war and was mayor from 1930 to 1931. He opened a medical clinic in Nanaimo in 1936 with his two sons and another doctor. Hall later retired to Victoria.^[3] He died in Lantzville at the age of 80.^[2]

References

1. Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. pp. 536–7. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
2. "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
3. "Past Mayors of Nanaimo" (PDF). City of Nanaimo. Retrieved 2011-09-04.