John Hall (New Zealand politician)
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| Hon. John Hall | |
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| In office 8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | George Grey (1879) |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Whitaker (1882) |
| Constituency | Heathcote, City of Christchurch |
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| Born | 18 December 1824 Kingston upon Hull,  England |
| Died | 25 June 1907 (aged 82) Christchurch,  New Zealand |
| 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.
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[edit] Migration to 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 of New Zealand
On October 8, 1879, he was appointed the Premier of New Zealand, where his ministry carried out reforms of the male suffrage (extending voting rights) and dealt with a conflict with Māori 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 Women's rights. In the final years of his life, he moved the Parliamentary Bill that gave women in New Zealand the vote (1893), (the first country in the world to do so), he became the honorary Mayor of Christchurch, for an exhibition, where he died in 1907. One of his granddaughters, Mary Grigg, later became an MP for the National Party.
[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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