   benjamin hall, 1st baron llanover  (8 november 1802 â 27 april 1867), known as sir benjamin hall between 1838 and 1859, was a british civil engineer and politician. ==background== hall was the son of an industrialist benjamin hall. ==political career== he was appointed sheriff of monmouthshire in 1826. he was elected member of parliament for monmouth in may 1831, but his name was erased from the return already in july of the same year. however, he was successfully re-elected for the same constituency in december 1832.leighrayment.com house of commons: mitcham to motherwell south he was instrumental in the passing of the truck acts of 1831 and campaigned against the abuse of parliamentary election expenses and championed the right of people in wales to have religious services in welsh. he also engaged in bitter controversy with the bishops on the state of the anglican church in wales and made attacks on the shameless exploitation of church revenues, complaining of unbounded nepotism.friends of torfaen museum trust. st. bartholomew's church, llanover. 1996 see: http://www.roger.j.moss.btinternet.co.uk/church-history/lh.lwp/lh.htm in 1837 he was returned for marylebone[http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/mcommons1.htm leighrayment.com hous
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