Background
Born at Kirkbride, Cumberland, he was the son of Henry Hall, rector of the parish. Hall also married Hudson"s widow, Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Harrison, an alderman and mercer of Oxford.
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Career
After schooling at Carlisle he was admitted a batler of The Queen"s College, Oxford, 7 July 1696, but did not matriculate until 18 November 1698. He took his bachelor"s degree 15 December 1701, and, having been ordained, proceeded Master of Arts 16 June 1704. He was elected Fellow of his college 18 April 1706.
In November 1716, Hall was an unsuccessful candidate for the librarianship of the Bodleian Library, vacated by the death of John Hudson, who had hoped that Hall might succeed him.
On 8 April 1720, Hall received institution to the college rectory of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire, and on 4 July 1721 accumulated his degrees in divinity. He died at Garford, and was buried at Kingston Bagpuize on 6 April 1723.
