William Hall-Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Hall-Jones

New Zealand politician

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1851

Place of Birth: Folkestone, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1936

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: United Kingdom, New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir William Hall-Jones (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 served as interim Prime Minister from the death of Richard Seddon to the return from overseas of Joseph Ward.
Hall-Jones was a mild mannered man with a fully earned reputation as an outstanding administrator.
Seddon famously said of him, "He is the best administrator I have in my Cabinet".From 1908 to 1912 Hall-Jones served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.