Walter Allan Hall

Politician

1867 – 1944

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Who was Walter Allan Hall?

Walter Allan Hall was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Cromarty, Ontario and became a physician.

Hall attended public school at Salem, Ontario, secondary school at Walkerton then Queen's University where he attained a Bachelor of Arts degree with specialist English, Mathematics and Science designations. He was a schoolteacher at Aurora, Ontario and at Kingston Collegiate Instituted before beginning medical studies. After earning medical degrees, Hall became the staff physician and surgeon of Bruce County's House of Refuge for 31 years, and also served as a county jail doctor for 17 years.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Bruce South riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. With riding boundary changes, Hall was a candidate at the newly formed Grey—Bruce riding, but was defeated in the 1935 election by Agnes MacPhail of the United Farmers-Labour party.

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Born
Aug 24, 1867
Cromarty, Ontario
Died
Aug 4, 1944

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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