Richard Hope Hall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Hope Hall

politician

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1924

Place of Birth: Bideford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Nov-2007

Profession: lawyer, businessperson, politician

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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, he served as a Member of Parliament in Rhodesia's House of Assembly from 1965 to 1976.
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.