George Benson Hall Jr.

George Benson Hall Jr. (1810 – September 4, 1876) was a businessman involved in the Quebec lumber business.

[1] He was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada, the son of George Benson Hall and Angelica Fortier.

[3] Hall established a milling complex at the Montmorency Falls in 1851, which eventually grew to employ members of 800 families at Beauport.

Hall died at Montmorency, at the time one of the richest lumber operators in Canada.

[3] In The storied province of Quebec, the Hall sawmills at Montmorency are described as "the greatest in the world".