Walter Russell Hall

Walter Russell Hall (22 February 1831 – 13 October 1911) was an Australian businessman and philanthropist.

Walter Russell Hall
Portrait of Walter Hall by Frederick McCubbin.
Born(1831-02-22)22 February 1831
Kington, Herefordshire, England
Died13 October 1911(1911-10-13) (aged 80)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting placeMelbourne general cemetery
Board member of
Spouse(s)Eliza Hall (née Kirk)
Family

Biography
Hall and William Knox D'Arcy, c. 1885.

Hall was born in Kington, Herefordshire, England, eldest son of Walter Hall, glover (later a miller), and his wife Elizabeth Carleton, née Skarratt. He was educated in Kington and Taunton, Somerset.[1]

Hall arrived in Sydney on 14 February 1852[2] with his two brothers, Thomas Skarratt Hall and James Wesley Hall with little money. Hall was employed for a short time by David Jones Limited and then prospected for gold in Victoria with meagre success.[1] From 1857 he was a major investor and administrator of the Australian stagecoach line Cobb and Co.[2] He was also an original shareholder and director of Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Limited, incorporated in 1886. Other directorships included the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd, and the Sydney Meat Preserving Co. Ltd.[1]

Legacy

Hall's widow, Eliza Hall, founded The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust that led to the establishment of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, using funds earned from Hall's business interests to establish the Trust.[3][4]

The locality of Walterhall beside the Mount Morgan mine was named after him.[5]

References
  1. King, Hazel (1983). Hall, Walter Russell (1831 - 1911). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 9. Melbourne University Press. pp. 168–169.
  2. Serle, Percival (1949). "Hall, Walter and Eliza". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
  3. "Our history". About us. The Walter & Eliza Hall Charities. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Beginning". About: History. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "Walterhall – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48919)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.


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