John Hall (UK politician)

John Hall (UK politician)

Sir John Hall OBE (21 September 1911 – 19 January 1978) was a British Conservative Party (UK) politician.

Hall was educated privately and worked as a chartered secretary and company director.

Hall stood for Parliament without success in Grimsby in 1950 and Fulham East in 1951.He was elected Member of Parliament for Wycombe at a by-election in November 1952.

Hall served as an opposition spokesman on Treasury, economic affairs and trade until October 1965. He was an executive member of the 1922 Committee 1964-66 and vice-chairman of the Conservative parliamentary finance committee from 1965.

Hall's death led to the Wycombe by-election, 1978.


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