Dr. Benjamin Franklin Hall was born in Wilmington, NC on February 26, 1908. He attended New Hanover High School, Davidson College, and then Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, where he received his Doctorate of Theology. He married his wife Adelaide, and they had three sons: John, Michal, and Frank. Hall later became a prominent pastor and professor in Wilmington, NC, after first working in Morehead City, NC and St. Louis, MO.

After moving back to Wilmington in 1949, Hall taught at and became an administrator for Wilmington College, where he helped found the Philosophy and Religion department, serving as its first chair from 1963-1975. He also worked with several local churches in Wilmington, including Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian and the Little Chapel on the Boardwalk in Wrightsville Beach, and in 1958 was the second president of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. Hall was also involved in the Civil Rights movement in Wilmington and strongly supported and advised Black students during his time at Wilmington College. He passed away on June 30, 1991 and is buried at Oakdale Cemetery.