John Hall

Who was John Hall?

Sir Frederick John Frank Hall OBE, TD was a British Conservative Party politician.

Hall was educated privately and worked as a chartered secretary and company director.

Hall stood for Parliament without success in Grimsby in 1950 and Fulham East in 1951. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Wycombe at a by-election in November 1952.

Hall served as an opposition spokesman on Treasury, economic affairs and trade until October 1965. He was an executive member of the 1922 Committee 1964-66 and vice-chairman of the Conservative parliamentary finance committee from 1965.

He was knighted in July 1973, "for political and public services".

Hall's death led to the Wycombe by-election, 1978.