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Sir William Hall-Jones

prime minister of New Zealand
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Born:
Jan. 16, 1851, Folkestone, Kent, Eng.
Died:
June 19, 1936, Wellington, N.Z. (aged 85)
Title / Office:
prime minister (1906-1906), New Zealand
Political Affiliation:
Liberal Party
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Sir William Hall-Jones (born Jan. 16, 1851, Folkestone, Kent, Eng.—died June 19, 1936, Wellington, N.Z.) was a politician and respected administrator who served for a short time as prime minister of New Zealand (1906) and who later was appointed High Commissioner for New Zealand in the United Kingdom. A carpenter by trade, Hall-Jones emigrated to New Zealand (1873) and, enfranchised by the 1879 electoral reform, served in local government. Elected to Parliament (1890), he was at first aligned with the newly-formed Liberal Party, but after a policy disagreement he sat as an Independent (1893–96). The Liberal prime minister Richard Seddon ...(100 of 144 words)

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