James Hall (Canadian politician)

James Hall (April 1, 1806 – October 11, 1882) was a Scottish-born land surveyor, civil engineer, merchant, and political figure in Ontario, Canada.

He was born in Clackmannanshire, the son of James Hall, and came with his family to Lanark Township, Upper Canada in 1820.

Hall practised as an engineer and Provincial Land Surveyor in Lanark until about 1829 and then in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1829 to around 1835.

[2] He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in 1851.

[3] His daughter Ann Jane married Sanford Fleming.