Herbert William Hall (22 December 1889 – 6 December 1955) was Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland from 1943 to 1955.[1]
The Right Reverend Herbert Hall | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Aberdeen and Orkney |
| Elected | 1943 |
| In office | 1943–1955 |
| Predecessor | Frederic Deane |
| Successor | Frederick Easson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1913 |
| Consecration | 21 September 1943 by Logie Danson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1889 |
| Died | 6 December 1955 (aged 65) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Charles Hall & Barbara Black |
| Spouse | Helen Maven Aitken |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Biography edit
The son of Charles Hall and Barbara Black,[2] he was educated at St John's School, New Pitsligo and the University of Aberdeen. He was a teacher at Peterhead Academy from 1904 to 1911 when he entered Edinburgh Theological College. He was ordained in 1913 and began his ecclesiastical career as a curate at St John the Evangelist, Greenock. After this he was Rector at St Mary, Port Glasgow, and then held further incumbencies in Galashiels and Portobello.[3]
He married Helen Maven Aitken in 1919 and had one son and one daughter.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8 pg 517
- ^ HALL, Rt Rev. Herbert William', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 26 May 2012
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory London, OUP 1948 p2
- ^ Obituary: Bishop of Aberdeen And Orkney. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 7 December 1955; pg. 13; Issue 53397.
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