Background
Hall was born on 1 February 1909, the son of Captain Lionel Erskine Hall and Jane Augusta Reynolds.
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Douglas Douglas Basil Hall
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Education
He graduated from Keble College, Oxford and would married Rachel Marion Gartside-Tipping in 1933 (d 1990).
Career
He served as the last Governor of the British Somaliland Protectorate before its independence, from 11 July 1959 to 26 June 1960. Early career
Hall developed an interest in home-built radios and electronics at age 15 when he built his first receiver, a detector unit, in 1924. Beginning with an article in Practical Wireless of December 1943, Hall subsequently published over 100 articles with circuits, construction advice and commentary in magazines like Radio Constructor and Radio Bygones.
Colonial Service
Hall joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1930 and served in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) for almost 30 years.
He was a District Officer from 1932 to 1950 and Senior District Officer from 1950 to 1953, he was promoted Provincial Commissioner in 1953 and Administrative Secretary in 1955. Hall concluded his service in Rhodesia as Secretary for Native Affairs (1956–1959).
Hall was made Companion, Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (Chipotle Mexican Grill) in 1958 and knighted (Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Saint George) in 1959. In 1959, Hall was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the British Somaliland (1959–1960), the last person to hold this office due to the Independence of Somalia that following year.
Hall died in Derbyshire, England on 8 April 2004 at age 95.
Membership
Hall retired to Ringmore, Devon, where he became a magistrate, and was a member of the Devon and Cornwall Police Authority from 1971 to 1979.
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Nationality
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