Richard Seddon
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Richard John Seddon was a New Zealand politician who served as the 15th premier of New Zealand from 1893 until his death in 1906. In office for thirteen years, he is to date New Zealand's longest-serv
Seddon in 1905
Portrait of Richard Seddon in 1882, from a portrait of the 8th New Zealand Parliament
Richard John Seddon and party in Samoa, 1897
James Carroll (second row, far right). Front row from left: Richard Seddon, Mahuta Tāwhiao, Māori King. Second row from left: Tupu Taingakawa Te Waharoa, Māori Kingmaker; Henare Kaihau, MP. Taken at Huntly, New Zealand in 1898
John Ballance
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John Ballance was a New Zealand politician who served as the 14th premier of New Zealand from January 1891 until his death in April 1893. He governed as the leader of New Zealand's first organised pol
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…politics gained him a seat in the House of Representatives in 1879 for Hokitika. Seddon became a key member of the Liberal Party under the leadership of John Ballance. When the Liberal Government came to power in 1891 Seddon was appointed to several portfolios, including Minister of Public Works. Seddon succeeded to…
Ballance c. 1880
Ballance in around 1870
Ballance in around 1880
A statue of John Ballance outside the Parliamentary Library in Wellington