Henry Lyall Hall (22 July 1861 – 23 May 1935) was an Australian politician, serving as the member for

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in the Legislative Assembly from 1897 until 1901.

Biography

Hall was born at

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near Avoca,

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, Australia, to Henry Hall, a miner and newspaper editor, and Elizabeth Bethell. He became a

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in Victoria and was a

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clerk at Emerald Hill in 1884. On 11 December 1884 in

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, he married Mary Page, with whom he had one son and four daughters. They moved to

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in 1894, where he worked as an auctioneer and general land agent. In 1896 he was elected to the North Ward of

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for a two-year term, and after joining the governing Forrest party, he won the seat of

in the Legislative Assembly at the 1897 elections against

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. During this time, he was also active in advocating for the establishment of Hyde Park, then known as Third Swamp and used as a camping ground for travellers, to be converted into public gardens to allow citizens to better enjoy Perth's prosperity. The reserve was declared on 30 September 1897 and, after design work by Hall and Thomas Mews, development work proceeded through 1898 and 1899. He did not contest the 1901 election. After 1907, he became an investor and speculator in real estate and was a member of the

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progress association. He died on 23 October 1935 at St John of God Hospital in Subiaco, and was buried in the Anglican section of

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1861 births 1935 deaths Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Australian auctioneers Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery Colony of Victoria people {{Australia-politician-stub