Robert Hall (MP for Leeds)

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Statue of Robert Hall (1861)

Robert Hall (1801 – 25 May 1857)[1] was an English lawyer[2] and Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the general election in March 1857 as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Leeds,[3] having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1852.[3] However he died in office less than two months after his election to the House of Commons.[1]

He became Deputy Recorder of Leeds in 1842, and campaigned on

juvenile crime, also founding a Sunday school. After his death he was commemorated by a statue.[2]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir George Goodman
Matthew Talbot Baines
Member of Parliament for Leeds
March 1857May 1857
With: Matthew Talbot Baines
Succeeded by