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William Hall, 2nd Viscount Hall

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He married three times: to Joan Margaret Griffiths (died 1962) in 1938, to Constance Anne Garthorne Hardy (died 1972) in 1963, and to Marie-Colette Bach in 1975. He had no male heirs, and the title became extinct on his death.
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Hall re-entered private business as a director in a number of companies and was also an active member of the
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In 1946 he returned to civilian life, as a medical officer for the
269:. His tenure was to be short, however. He had been appointed by 265:, a new statutory corporation that took over the duties of the 207:. He soon re-entered education, receiving medical training at 181:
surgeon and businessman who was the first chairman of the
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In 1938 he was appointed assistant medical officer for
261:In 1969 he was appointed the first chairman of the 230:, becoming a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the 199:and cabinet minister. Hall won a scholarship to 434: 453:Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 175:William George Leonard Hall, 2nd Viscount Hall 258:in 1946, and he inherited the title in 1965. 217:Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians 226:. He gave up the post in 1940, during the 333: 331: 329: 327: 325: 323: 321: 319: 317: 213:Member of the Royal College of Surgeons 87:8 November 1965 – 24 July 1985 435: 379: 377: 375: 373: 371: 369: 367: 365: 53:1 October 1969 – 19 June 1970 314: 177:(9 March 1913 – 24 July 1985), was a 362: 13: 277:in the Labour Party government of 14: 474: 243:International Finance Corporation 16:British businessman, 1913 - 1985 458:Chairmen of Post Office Limited 1: 402:Peerage of the United Kingdom 307: 232:Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve 192:, a mineworker who became a 71:Member of the House of Lords 7: 390:. 27 July 1985. p. 10. 384:"Obituary: Viscount Hall". 209:University College Hospital 41:Chairman of the Post Office 10: 479: 415: 407: 400: 168: 158: 148: 138: 130: 125: 121: 107: 95: 80: 69: 57: 46: 39: 35: 23: 463:World Bank Group people 349:Oxford University Press 248:His father was created 201:Christ College, Brecon 287:1970 general election 102:The 1st Viscount Hall 339:"HALL, 2nd Viscount" 291:Christopher Chataway 239:Powell Duffryn Group 197:member of parliament 26:The Right Honourable 275:Post-Master General 267:General Post Office 283:Conservative Party 188:He was the son of 90:Hereditary Peerage 431: 430: 172: 171: 30:The Viscount Hall 470: 408:Preceded by 398: 397: 392: 391: 381: 360: 359: 357: 355: 335: 228:Second World War 126:Personal details 110: 98: 85: 60: 51: 21: 20: 478: 477: 473: 472: 471: 469: 468: 467: 433: 432: 421: 413: 396: 395: 383: 382: 363: 353: 351: 337: 336: 315: 310: 271:John Stonehouse 211:and becoming a 159:Political party 143: 115:Peerage extinct 108: 96: 88: 86: 81: 73: 64:John Stonehouse 58: 52: 47: 31: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 476: 466: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 429: 428: 423: 414: 409: 405: 404: 394: 393: 361: 312: 311: 309: 306: 298:House of Lords 224:Merthyr Tydfil 170: 169: 166: 165: 160: 156: 155: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 123: 122: 119: 118: 111: 105: 104: 99: 93: 92: 78: 77: 67: 66: 61: 55: 54: 44: 43: 37: 36: 33: 32: 29: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 475: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 440: 438: 427: 424: 420: 419: 418:Viscount Hall 412: 406: 403: 399: 389: 388: 380: 378: 376: 374: 372: 370: 368: 366: 350: 346: 345: 340: 334: 332: 330: 328: 326: 324: 322: 320: 318: 313: 305: 301: 299: 294: 292: 288: 284: 280: 279:Harold Wilson 276: 272: 268: 264: 259: 257: 253: 252: 251:Viscount Hall 246: 244: 240: 235: 233: 229: 225: 220: 218: 214: 210: 206: 205:Merchant Navy 202: 198: 195: 191: 186: 184: 180: 176: 167: 164: 161: 157: 154: 151: 147: 141: 137: 133: 129: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 106: 103: 100: 94: 91: 84: 79: 76: 75:Lord Temporal 72: 68: 65: 62: 56: 50: 45: 42: 38: 34: 27: 22: 19: 425: 416: 385: 352:. Retrieved 342: 302: 295: 260: 256:Cynon Valley 249: 247: 236: 221: 194:Labour Party 187: 174: 173: 142:24 July 1985 134:9 March 1913 113: 109:Succeeded by 82: 48: 18: 448:1985 deaths 443:1913 births 411:George Hall 344:Who Was Who 281:. When the 263:Post Office 190:George Hall 183:Post Office 149:Nationality 97:Preceded by 59:Preceded by 437:Categories 422:1965–1985 308:References 387:The Times 83:In office 49:In office 426:Extinct 354:21 March 285:won the 153:British 163:Labour 215:and 179:Welsh 356:2013 144:(72) 139:Died 131:Born 254:of 439:: 364:^ 347:. 341:. 316:^ 300:. 289:, 273:, 245:. 234:. 219:. 185:. 358:.

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The Right Honourable
Chairman of the Post Office
John Stonehouse
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Hereditary Peerage
The 1st Viscount Hall
Peerage extinct
British
Labour
Welsh
Post Office
George Hall
Labour Party
member of parliament
Christ College, Brecon
Merchant Navy
University College Hospital
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
Merthyr Tydfil
Second World War
Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Powell Duffryn Group
International Finance Corporation
Viscount Hall
Cynon Valley
Post Office
General Post Office
John Stonehouse

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