John Hall (New Zealand)

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Hon. John Hall
John Hall (New Zealand)

12th Premier of New Zealand
In office
8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882
Preceded by George Grey (1879)
Succeeded by Frederick Whitaker (1882)

Born 18 December 1824
Kingston upon Hull, England
Died 25 June 1907
Christchurch, New Zealand
Constituency Heathcote, City of Christchurch
Political party None leaning conservative

Sir John Hall (c. December 18, 1824 – June 25, 1907) was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, and later became the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

After reading a book on sheep ranching, Hall emigrated to New Zealand, on Samarang, arriving July 31, 1852. He developed one of the first large scale sheep farming runs in Canterbury.

In 1853, he was elected to the Canterbury Provincial Council. He would later rise through the ranks of magistrate, town council Chairman (effectively mayor), and Postmaster-General.

[edit] Premier

On October 8, 1879, he was appointed the Premier of New Zealand, where his ministry carried out reforms of the male sufferage (extending voting rights) and dealt with a conflict with Native Maoris at Parihaka, although poor health caused him to resign the position less than three years later.

[edit] Women's suffrage

Taking an active interest in Womens rights. In the final years of his life, he moved the Parliamentry Bill that gave women in New Zealand the vote (1893), (the first country in the world to do so), he became the honourary mayor of Christchurch, for an exhibition, where he died in 1907.

[edit] External links

  • Biography at the official website of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • Biography in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

 

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