Personal details
Full Name:
- William Hall-Jones
Lifetime:
- 16 Jan 1851–19 Jun 1936
Prime Minister:
21 Jun–6 Aug 1906
Age on becoming PM:
55
Electorate:
Timaru
Political Party:
Liberal
Biography
William Hall-Jones
Although William Hall-Jones merely warmed the seat while Richard Seddon’s designated successor, Sir Joseph Ward, returned from Europe, he was the first leader to enter office as prime minister, not premier.
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Main image: William Hall-Jones
William Hall-Jones photographed by Herman John Schmidt, circa 1920.
