Sir Benjamin Hall (popular attribution)

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Sir Benjamin Hall is a 19th-century British politician and Commissioner of Works popularly (though likely apocryphally) credited as the namesake of London’s famous bell, Big Ben.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Commissioner of Works
human
associatedWith Big Ben NERFINISHED
Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
employer Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork public works
urban infrastructure
hasPartInNarrative apocryphal story that Big Ben was named after him
heritageDesignation Welsh origin
honorificPrefix Sir NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableFact often, but not certainly, regarded as the person after whom Big Ben was named
notableFor popular attribution as namesake of the bell Big Ben
role in public works in London
occupation civil servant
politician
partOf British political history
positionHeld Baronet
Commissioner of Works
Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
residence United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 19th century
title Baronet
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Great Bell namedAfter Sir Benjamin Hall (popular attribution)