John Hall (New Zealand politician)

Sir John Hall
12th Premier of New Zealand
In office
8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882
MonarchVictoria
GovernorSir Hercules Robinson
Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon
Preceded bySir George Grey (1879)
Succeeded byFrederick Whitaker (1882)
ConstituencySelwyn
4th Colonial Secretary of New Zealand
In office
20 May 1856 – 2 June 1856
GovernorSir Thomas Gore Browne
1st Chairman of the Christchurch Town Council
In office
1862–1863
Succeeded byJohn Ollivier
26th Mayor of Christchurch
In office
1906–1907
Preceded byCharles Gray
Succeeded byGeorge Payling
Personal details
Born(1824-12-18)18 December 1824
Kingston upon Hull, England
Died25 June 1907(1907-06-25) (aged 82)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Resting placeSt John cemetery, Hororata
Political partyIndependent, leaning conservative
Spouse
Rose Dryden
(m. 1861; died 1900)
Children5
RelativesGeorge 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.

  1. ^ O'Brien, Brian. "Thomas Hall". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.