Thomas Skarratt Hall

Thomas Skarratt Hall (6 December 1836 – 14 June 1903) was a British bank manager and mine director in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

Early life

Thomas Skarratt Hall was born on 6 December 1836 in Kington, Herefordshire, England, the son of Walter Hall and Elizabeth Carleton Skarratt.

Banking career Hall came to Australia in 1854. He took up his residence in Rockhampton in 1863 and for some time held the position of accountant in the Rockhampton branch of the Australian Joint Stock Bank. From there, he went to Clermont to manage the bank's business, but came back to Rockhampton early in 1866 to manage the Rockhampton branch.

Mining involvement Hall was one of the original owners of the Mount Morgan mine, the first chairman of the Mount Morgan company, and served as one of its directors from the formation of the company.

In late 1898 or early 1899, Hall purchased Weeting Hall in Weeting, Norfolk as a country estate. He renovated the house as it had been in poor condition, having been vacant for some time.

Hall died in London on 14 June 1903 aged 66 years of age, leaving a widow and three sons. He was buried in the East Finchley cemetery in the City of London in a grey and pink granite tomb built on an island and said to be modelled upon Napoleon's tomb in Paris. His family continued to live in Weeting Hall until 1927.