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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.
Sir William Hall-Jones 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.
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Nov 8, 2017 · 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.
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 was the 16th prime minister of New Zealand from June 1906 until August 1906.
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. He was the interim Prime Minister after the death of Richard Seddon and the return from overseas of Joseph Ward .
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