Carl Christian Hall (February 25, 1812 – August 14, 1888), Danish statesman, son of the highly respected artisan and train-band colonel Marls Hall, was born at Christianshavn. Hall served as the Council President of Denmark (Prime Minister), first from 1857 to 1859 and again from 1860 to 1863.
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