Ralph Hall (MP) explained

Ralph Hall
Parliament:England
Term Start1:1562
Term End1:1571
Successor1:Gregory Paycock/Robert Askwith
Term Start2:1571
Term End2:1571
Predecessor2:Gregory Paycock/Robert Askwith
Successor2:William Robinson
Robert Brooke
Death Date:1577
Nationality:English
Spouse:Isabel Gale
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Ralph Hall was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York between 1562 and 1571 and then again in another session in 1571.

Life and politics

Ralph was the second son of William Hall and Elizabeth Dyneley. He married Isabel Gale, son of Alderman George Gale, who was also an MP for the city of York.[1]

He was made a freeman of the city in 1532 and became a member of the guild of Merchant Adventureres in 1532. He held several offices for the city, including chamberlain (1538–39), sheriff (1553–54), alderman (1556 and two terms as Lord Mayor (1558–59 and 1576–77).[1] [2] Not much has been recorded of his life. Ralph died in 1577.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Parliament Trust. 14 August 2021.
  2. Book: Hildyard, Christopher. The antiquities of York city, and the civil government thereof; with a list of all the mayors and bayliffs, lord mayors and sheriffs, from the time of King Edward the First, to this present year, 1719. Collected from the papers of Christopher Hildyard, esq., with notes and observations. G.White. 1719. 76–77 & 81.