Annie Hall (high sheriff)
Annie Hall | |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Derbyshire | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Fothergill |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949/1950 |
| Died | (aged 69) Derbyshire, England |
| Spouse | Michael Hall |
| Residence(s) | Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire, England |
| Profession | Businessperson |
Annie Hall (1949/50– 8 November 2019) was a British businesswoman who served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire for the year 2017–2018.[1] She was the first woman to be president of Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce.[2] She was also vice-chair of Derbyshire Mental Health NHS Trust,[2] chair of the council of Derby Cathedral,[3] and a trustee of the charity Foundation Derbyshire.[2]
Hall was raised in Wincanton, Somerset, and educated at a Catholic school nearby.[2] She subsequently studied psychiatric nursing.[2] She married Michael Hall, and the couple subsequently moved from Somerset to Derbyshire, where they set up a business manufacturing industrial winches.[2]
She died on 8 November 2019[4] after being swept away by the flooded River Derwent at Rowsley, following a period of unusually heavy rainfall.[5] The car she and her husband were travelling in was overturned by floodwater.[2] He survived by managing to hold on to a lamppost.[2] Her body was found around 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream, near Darley Dale, some two hours later.[6][2]
Hall was 69 at the time of her death,[2] and was a resident of Ashford-in-the-Water.[2][7]
References
- ^ "High Sheriff of Derbyshire". derbyshirehighsheriff.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Southworth, Phoebe; Henderson, Eugene; Bird, Steve (9 November 2019). "Flood victim named as Annie Hall, former Derbyshire High Sheriff". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Tributes paid to former High Sheriff who died in Derbyshire floods". Derby Telegraph. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Derbyshire's former High Sheriff, Annie Hall, named as woman who died after being swept away by River Derwent in Darley Dale". Matlock Mercury. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Severe warnings remain as flood death woman named". BBC News. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Woman dies and dozens evacuated as floods hit". BBC News. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Fisher, Steve (10 April 2017). "High Sheriff of Derbyshire formally opens Commerce House". East Midlands Business Link. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
External links
- Video of Hall opening a fete in her role as High Sheriff
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