Herbert Hall (bishop)

Herbert William Hall (22 December 1889 - 6 December 1955) was Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland from 1943 to 1955.[1]

For the jazz musician, see Herb Hall.

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	(1889-12-22)22 December 1889
Died	6 December 1955(1955-12-06) (aged 65)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Charles Hall & Barbara Black
Spouse	Helen Maven Aitken
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen

Biography

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

1. ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8 pg 517
2. HALL, Rt Rev. Herbert William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 26 May 2012
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory London, OUP 1948 p2
4. Obituary: Bishop Of Aberdeen And Orkney. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 7 December 1955; pg. 13; Issue 53397.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Frederic Deane	Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney 1943–1955	Succeeded by Frederick Easson