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Sir William Hall-Jones KCMG (16 January 1851 – 19 June 1936) was the 16th prime minister of New Zealand from June 1906 until August 1906. Hall-Jones entered parliament in 1890, later becoming a member of the Liberal Party. He was interim prime minister from the death of Richard Seddon to the return from overseas of Joseph Ward.
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 ...
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8 de nov. de 2017 · Biography. William Hall-Jones. William Hall-Jones merely warmed the seat while Richard Seddon’s designated successor, Sir Joseph Ward, returned from Europe. But he was the first leader to enter office as prime minister, not premier. Already acting leader while Seddon and Ward were overseas, Hall-Jones presented Governor Plunket ...
He served as minister for public works (1896–1908), minister for railways (1906–8), and colonial treasurer, minister of labour and minister of education in 1906. As minister for public works Hall-Jones's major task was to oversee the completion of the North Island main trunk railway.
Sir William Hall-Jones KCMG (16 January 1851 – 19 June 1936) was the 16th prime minister of New Zealand from June 1906 until August 1906. Quick Facts The Honourable SirKCMG, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand ... Close. Hall-Jones entered parliament in 1890, later becoming a member of the Liberal Party.
The Hon. William Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works and Marine, and Minister in charge of the Government Printing Office, is a native of Kent. Born in Folkstone in 1853, he was educated at English public schools, and served an apprenticeship as a joiner in his native country.
HALL-JONES, Hon. Sir William. , K.C.M.G. (1851–1936). Prime Minister of New Zealand, High Commissioner for New Zealand in the United Kingdom. A new biography of Hall-Jones, William appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site.
