George Arthur Benjamin Hall
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George Arthur Benjamin Hall (October 29, 1868 – November 5, 1948) 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 and at the Philadelphia Dental College. 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. 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
. He died in Lantzville
at the age of 80.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He represented Nelson City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
from 1907 to 1909 as a Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
.
He was born in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, 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 and at the Philadelphia Dental College. Hall practised as a dentist in Nanaimo
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown...
for two years and then continued his medical studies at Cooper Medical College
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine is a leading medical school located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California. Originally based in San Francisco, California as Cooper Medical College, it is the oldest continuously running medical school in the western United States...
in San Francisco, at the New York Polyclinic and at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. He then set up practice in Nelson
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
. In 1893, he married Christina Pool. Hall was resident physician for the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
, provincial health officer and jail physician. He was also superintendent of the Kootenay Lake General Hospital for three years. Hall served during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. 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
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. He died in Lantzville
Lantzville, British Columbia
Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada along the western shore of Strait of Georgia and immediately north of the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia....
at the age of 80.