George Benson Hall (1780 – January 9, 1821) was a naval officer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario

He was born in Ireland in 1780 and served in the Royal Navy during the time of the French Revolution. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an In 1802, he left the navy and worked on a merchant ship. When the ship became stranded in the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City, he accepted the position of mate on the government ship Toronto. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province In 1804, he was given command of the General Hunter in Lake Erie. Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally In 1811, he became captain of the Queen Charlotte. He set up residence in Amherstburg. Amherstburg (2006 population 21748 UA population 13410 is a Town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County In 1812, Major-General Isaac Brock named Hall commodore of Lakes Erie, Huron and Michigan. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812 was a British Army officer and Lake Huron, bounded on the west by the US state of Michigan, and on the east by the province of Ontario, Canada, is one of the five Great Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. He commanded the batteries during the attack on Detroit in 1812. In 1813, when the officers of the Royal Navy arrived, he was named superintendent of the dockyard and naval stores at Amherstburg. In 1816, he was elected as a representative for Essex in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and was named a justice of the peace in the Western District. Essex County is a County and Census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected Legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's Lower house. Western District was one of four districts of Upper Canada created in 1788. He also served in the local militia, becoming major. He set up business at Amherstburg, selling hardware and construction supplies. He died there in 1821.

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online