George Hall (British administrator) explained

George Hall
Honorific Suffix:Esq.
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Office:Private secretary to the Governor of South Australia
Term:1838–1840
Governor:George Gawler
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Office:acting Colonial Secretary of South Australia
Term:July–October 1840
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Office:Governor of Parkhurst Prison
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Term End:1861[2]
Spouse:Julia (née Gawler)[3] (married 1847)

George Hall Esq. was a British administrator in the 19th century.

South Australia

George Hall Esq. was Private Secretary to the Governor of South Australia George Gawler[4] and Clerk of the Legislative Council[5] in 1840, including a period acting as Colonial Secretary of South Australia while Robert Gouger was unwell.[6] He was Clerk of the Council from 18 October 1838 through to 1840.

Parkhurst Prison

After his time in South Australia, Hall was governor of Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.[3] In his time as Governor of Parkhurst Prison, Hall proposed sending boys who were convicted in Britain to colonies as Parkhurst apprentices, whereupon they would receive a pardon on arrival in a colony, but be expected to serve out an apprenticeship before being eligible to return to Britain. This proposal was rejected by the Colony of South Australia,[7] but accepted in Swan River Colony and forced on the Colony of New Zealand.[1] Hall was an early advocate of using juvenile prison to rehabilitate young offenders to society rather than teaching them to be better criminals in their adult life. He sought to teach them a trade or other skills to avoid a life of crime.[8]

Personal life

Hall married Julia, eldest daughter of Col George Gawler on 21 September 1847 at St. John's, Derby.[9]

Legacy

From his time in South Australia, two minor geographic features were named after him. Edward John Eyre named Mount Hall (-33.0578°N 134.4812°W) on Eyre Peninsula after him[10] and his boss (and future father-in-law) George Gawler named Hall's Bay (now Hall Bay, -34.0351°N 135.247°W) after him.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONVICTS SENT TO NEW ZEALAND! The Boys from Parkhurst Prison . Anthony G. Flude . 2003 . 9 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Parkhurst Prison Warders G-L . Ann Barrett . Isle of Wight Ancestors and Genealogy . 9 February 2016.
  3. News: PERSONAL NOTES FROM ENGLAND. . . Adelaide . 2 January 1902 . 8 February 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: The South Australian Register. . . Adelaide . 24 April 1841 . 8 February 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. . . Adelaide . 30 May 1840 . 8 February 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: THE LAST GAZETTE. . . Adelaide . 27 June 1840 . 8 February 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: THE PARKHURST BOY QUESTION. . . Adelaide . 25 January 1845 . 8 February 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: George Hall – Biography . Ivan Rudoph . Eyre – The Forgotten Explorer . 2013 . 9 February 2016.
  9. News: Marriages . . 25 September 1847 . 8 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Placename Details: Mount Hall . Land Services, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia . SA0028977 . 20 February 2012 . Property Location Browser . 10 February 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Placename Details: Hall Bay . Land Services, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia . SA0028958 . 2 October 2009 . Property Location Browser . 10 February 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .

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