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Eric Ross Hall

1925 – 1999

Canadian politician

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Lived 1925 – 1999 (aged 74). Eric Ross Hall was a Canadian politician.

Eric Ross Hall (May 5, 1925 – October 11, 1999) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1981 who represented the riding of Lincoln. From 1982 to 1988 he was mayor of Grimsby, Ontario and regional councillor in Niagara.

Background Hall was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1925. He attended Humbercrest Public School where he met his future wife Alison Jeffries. They married shortly after graduating from university and moved to Grimsby, Ontario. Hall founded a Hall-Ogilvie Ltd. a small construction company. Together with his wife Alison, they raised three children. He died at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby, Ontario on Canadian Thanksgiving Day, 1999.

Politics In the 1975 provincial election, he ran as the Liberal in the Niagara Peninsula riding of Lincoln. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Paul Prince by 1,094 votes. He was re-elected in 1977. In 1981 he was challenged by PC candidate Philip Andrewes and narrowly defeated by 333 votes.

During his time in office he served as housing critic and was chair of the Liberal caucus. He served for six years and retired in 1988.

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Who was Eric Ross Hall?

Canadian politician (1925-1999)

When was Eric Ross Hall born?

Eric Ross Hall was born on 5 March 1925 in Toronto.

When did Eric Ross Hall die?

Eric Ross Hall died on 11 October 1999 in Grimsby.

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Eric Ross Hall was a politician.

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Eric Ross Hall was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eric Ross Hall

· Wikidata: Q16090050

· DBpedia: Ross Hall (politician)

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