Charles Henry Hall
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Charles Henry Hall was an English churchman and academic, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
and then Dean of Durham.
, Essex
, and uncle of watercolour artist John Frederick Tayler
. He was admitted to Westminster School
in 1775, was elected Christ Church, Oxford, and matriculated on 3 June 1779. In 1781 he won the chancellor's prize for Latin verse on ‘Strages Indica Occidentalis,’ and in 1784 the English essay on ‘The Use of Medals.’ He graduated B.A. in 1783, M.A. in 1786, B.D. in 1794, and D.D. in 1800. From 1792 to 1797 he was tutor and censor of Christ Church. In 1793 he served the office of junior proctor.
He was presented by his college to the vicarage of Broughton-in-Airedale, Yorkshire
, in 1794. That same year saw his marriage to Anna Maria Bridget Byng (1771-1852), daughter of the Hon. John Byng
(later fifth Viscount Torrington
). In 1798 he was appointed Bampton lecturer and prebendary of Exeter. He became rector of Kirk Bramwith
, Yorkshire, in June 1799, and prebendary of the second stall in Christ Church Cathedral on 30 November of that year. In 1805 he was made sub-dean of Christ Church, and in 1807 vicar of Luton
, Bedfordshire
, a preferment which he held until his death.
In February 1807 he was elected Regius Professor of Divinity
, and moved to the fifth stall in Christ Church. He resigned both offices in October 1809, on being nominated Dean of Christ Church. He was prolocutor of the lower house of convocation in 1812. On 26 February 1824 he was installed Dean of Durham. He died at Edinburgh on 16 February 1827. He published his ‘Bampton Lectures’ on ‘Fulness of Time’ in 1799, and some single sermons.
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
and then Dean of Durham.
Life
He was the son of Charles Hall, dean of BockingBocking
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, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, and uncle of watercolour artist John Frederick Tayler
John Frederick Tayler
Frederick Tayler was a 19th century English landscape watercolour painter, and president of the Royal Watercolour Society.-Personal:...
. He was admitted to Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
in 1775, was elected Christ Church, Oxford, and matriculated on 3 June 1779. In 1781 he won the chancellor's prize for Latin verse on ‘Strages Indica Occidentalis,’ and in 1784 the English essay on ‘The Use of Medals.’ He graduated B.A. in 1783, M.A. in 1786, B.D. in 1794, and D.D. in 1800. From 1792 to 1797 he was tutor and censor of Christ Church. In 1793 he served the office of junior proctor.
He was presented by his college to the vicarage of Broughton-in-Airedale, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, in 1794. That same year saw his marriage to Anna Maria Bridget Byng (1771-1852), daughter of the Hon. John Byng
John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington
John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington , styled Hon. John Byng until 1812, was one of the most notable of English eighteenth-century diarists...
(later fifth Viscount Torrington
Viscount Torrington
Viscount Torrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1721 for the statesman Sir George Byng, 1st Baronet, along with the subsidiary title Baron Byng, of Southill in the County of Bedford, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. He had already been created a Baronet, of...
). In 1798 he was appointed Bampton lecturer and prebendary of Exeter. He became rector of Kirk Bramwith
Kirk Bramwith
Kirk Bramwith is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 200 in 2001. The village centre is located on a narrow strip of land, sandwiched between the River Don Navigation to the south east and the New Junction Canal to...
, Yorkshire, in June 1799, and prebendary of the second stall in Christ Church Cathedral on 30 November of that year. In 1805 he was made sub-dean of Christ Church, and in 1807 vicar of Luton
Luton
Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, a preferment which he held until his death.
In February 1807 he was elected Regius Professor of Divinity
Regius Professor of Divinity
The Regius Professorship of Divinity is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Oxford and at the University of Cambridge.Both chairs were founded by Henry VIII...
, and moved to the fifth stall in Christ Church. He resigned both offices in October 1809, on being nominated Dean of Christ Church. He was prolocutor of the lower house of convocation in 1812. On 26 February 1824 he was installed Dean of Durham. He died at Edinburgh on 16 February 1827. He published his ‘Bampton Lectures’ on ‘Fulness of Time’ in 1799, and some single sermons.