John Hall (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable Sir John Hall KCMG
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]

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.