John Carey Hall

John Carey Hall


John Carey Hall (22 January 1844 - 21 October 1921) was a leading British diplomat who served in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. His last position was as British Consul-General in Yokohama. Hall was born on 22 January 1844. Hall was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Queen's College, Belfast. In 1876, he married Agnes Goodwin, the daughter of Charles Wycliffe Goodwin. At the time Goodwin was the assistant judge of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan based in Yokohama. Hall retired in 1914 and returned to England. He was one of the founders of the China Society in London. He died in 1921.

Books by John Carey Hall