Richard Hope Hall

Richard Hope Hall
Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly
In office
1973 – 31 August 1977
Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly for Highlands South
In office
7 May 1965 – 10 April 1970
Preceded byAlan David Butler
Succeeded byAssembly dissolved
Member of the House of Assembly of Rhodesia for Highlands South
In office
10 April 1970 – 31 August 1977
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byJohn Christie
Chairman of the Dominion Party
In office
1960–1962
Succeeded byParty disestablished
Personal details
Born5 June 1924
Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom
Died17 November 2007(2007-11-17) (aged 83)
Tadley, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Resting placeTadley, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Political partyDominion Party (before 1962)
Rhodesian Front (1962–1976)
Rhodesian Action (1976–77)
Spouse
Renée Tyndale-Biscoe
(m. 1952)
ChildrenRobert, Mark, & Andrew
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Navy
Years of service1942–47
Battles/warsWorld War II

Richard Brathwaite Hope Hall ICD (5 June 1924 – 17 November 2007) was a British-born merchant banker, businessman, and politician active in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s and 70s. A member of Prime Minister Ian Smith's UDI cabinet,[1] he served as a member of parliament in Rhodesia's House of Assembly from 1965 to 1976.[2][3] He began his political career as a member of the Dominion Party, and served as its chairman from 1960 to 1962. In 1962, he was a founding member of the Rhodesian Front, but switched to the Rhodesian Action Party in 1976. After unsuccessfully running for re-election in 1977, he moved back to the United Kingdom, where he lived until his death.

  1. ^ Hope Hall, Robert (January 2016). "Obituary" (PDF). The British-Israel-World Federation Newsletter: 14.
  2. ^ Hill, Geoffrey (2007). "Richard Brathwaite Hope Hall". Rhodesians Worldwide. 21–23: 26 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Harvey, Alan (9 August 2013). "August 2013 Edition". Springbok Cyber Newsletter. Retrieved 3 August 2017.