Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover

The Right Honourable
The Lord Llanover
PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Llanover PC
President of the Board of Health
	In office; 14 October 1854 – 13 August 1855
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen; The Viscount Palmerston;
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	William Cowper
First Commissioner of Works
	In office; 21 July 1855 – 21 February 1858
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Sir William Molesworth
Succeeded by	Lord John Manners
Personal details
Born	8 November 1802; Abercarn, Caerphilly, Wales
Died	27 April 1867 (aged 64); Westminster, London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Augusta Waddington (m. 1823)

Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover PC (8 November 1802 – 27 April 1867), known as Sir Benjamin Hall between 1838 and 1859, was a Welsh civil engineer and politician. The famous "Big Ben" may have been named after him.

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