George Barker Hall

George Barker Hall (1819[1] February 1858[2]) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West. He represented South Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1847 as a Conservative.[1]

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, later settling in Peterborough, Upper Canada. Hall owned a flour mill in Peterborough.[3] In 1847, he was named a judge for the Colborne District.[4] Hall served briefly as an ensign in the local militia around the time of the Upper Canada Rebellion. He died suddenly[1] at Beavermead, his residence near Peterborough,[2] at the age of 39. John A. Macdonald was executor for Hall's estate.[1]

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