William Hall (Lord Lieutenant)

Sir William Joseph Hall, KCVO (born 1 August 1934) is a Northern Irish businessman, farmer and public servant.

Born in 1934, Hall spent four years in the Irish Guards before joining W. C. Pitfield & Co. in 1956; he went on to work for Shell until 1962, when he set up his own wine wholesale business and began farming.

[1] In 1973, Hall became a magistrate for County Down.

He was appointed a deputy lieutenant in 1975 and was High Sheriff for the year 1983–84.

[1] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2009 Birthday Honours.