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Son of Benjamin Hall - Born 8 November He married, 4 December , Augusta Waddington. Elected M. He was created baronet in , and in July became commissioner for works, the great clock of Westminster which was erected during his period of office being on that account called ' Big Ben. He died 27 April He engaged in bitter controversy with bishop Connop Thirlwall on the state of the church in the diocese of S.

Davids, and championed the right of the Welsh people to have religious services in their own tongue. His importance in the history of Wales is entirely overshadowed by that of his wife.

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On her marriage with Benjamin Hall the neighbouring estates of Llanover and Aber-carn were united. Her sister had already married baron Bunsen later German ambassador to Great Britain whose circle was interested in Celtic studies. In she won a prize at a Cardiff eisteddfod for an essay on the Welsh language, and at this time seems to have adopted the pseudonym Gwenynen Gwent.

Under the influence of Thomas Price Carnhuanawc she became an early member of ' Cymreigyddion y Fenni.

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She gave financial assistance to D. Silvan Evans in connection with his dictionary. Her other main interests were temperance work and a militant protestantism. She endowed two Calvinistic Methodist churches, Capel Rhyd-y-meirch and Aber-carn, where services were to be conducted in Welsh, but with a liturgy based upon the Book of Common Prayer.