John Hall (New Zealand politician)
Premier of New Zealand from 1879 to 1882 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir John Hall KCMG (c. 18 December 1824 – 25 June 1907) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th premier of New Zealand from 1879 to 1882. He was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, the third son of George Hall, a captain in the navy. At the age of ten he was sent to school in Switzerland and his education continued in Paris and Hamburg. After returning to England and being employed by the Post Office, at the age of 27 he decided to emigrate. He was also Mayor of Christchurch.
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Sir John Hall | |
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12th Premier of New Zealand | |
In office 8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor | Sir Hercules Robinson Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
Preceded by | Sir George Grey (1879) |
Succeeded by | Frederick Whitaker (1882) |
Constituency | Selwyn |
4th Colonial Secretary of New Zealand | |
In office 20 May 1856 – 2 June 1856 | |
Governor | Sir Thomas Gore Browne |
1st Chairman of the Christchurch Town Council | |
In office 1862–1863 | |
Succeeded by | John Ollivier |
26th Mayor of Christchurch | |
In office 1906–1907 | |
Preceded by | Charles Gray |
Succeeded by | George Payling |
Personal details | |
Born | (1824-12-18)18 December 1824 Kingston upon Hull, England |
Died | 25 June 1907(1907-06-25) (aged 82) Christchurch, New Zealand |
Resting place | St John cemetery, Hororata |
Political party | Independent, leaning conservative |
Spouse |
Rose Dryden
(m. 1861; died 1900) |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | George Williamson Hall (brother) Mary Grigg (granddaughter) Thomas Hall (nephew)[1] |
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