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Ronald Acott Hall (24 May 1892 – 21 March 1966) was a British diplomat, writer and politician.


Background

Hall was born in
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, Nottinghamshire, the son of J.E. Hall.


Professional career

Hall joined the
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as a student interpreter in 1914, but served in the
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during
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. He was appointed to be a vice-consul in China in 1931 and consul (second grade) in 1935. He was Consul-General at Canton (now
Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
) 1945–48 and was appointed in the 1946 New Year Honours. Later he was a member of the British section of the European League for Economic Cooperation. Hall was the author of several books on historic periods in Europe and on China, including the following publications: *Frederick The Great And His Seven Years' War (1915) *Studies in Napoleonic Strategy (1918) *Eminent Authorities on China (1931) *The Official Pocket Guide to China *Lame Ducks (a play) *The 3000 Commonest Chinese Terms (with Neville Whymant, 1948)


Political career

Hall was Liberal candidate for the Ilford South division of London at the 1950 General Election. It was an unpromising seat where the Liberal had come third at the previous election. The 1950 elections were tougher for the Liberals and he finished a poor third. He did not stand for parliament again.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Ronald Acott 1892 births 1966 deaths People from Burton Joyce Consuls-general for the United Kingdom in Guangzhou British Army personnel of World War I Royal Garrison Artillery officers Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Military personnel from Nottinghamshire Commanders_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire