Arthur William Hall (3 August 1880 – 18 April 1931) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and a farmer.

Early life and interests

He was born in the Auckland suburb of One Tree Hill in 1880. He was the youngest son of Robert Hall of Remuera,[1] who had been president of the Auckland A&P Association and chairman of the One Tree Hill Road Board. Hall Jr received his education at St John's College and then went farming at One Tree Hill, in the Waikato and then at Māngere. He settled in Papatoetoe in 1906 at the latest and had farms there and at East Tāmaki.[2] His last residence in Papatoetoe was in St George Street.[3]

A keen bowler, Hall chaired the Papatoetoe Bowling Club for two years during the 1910s.[4][5]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1928–1931 23rd Hauraki Reform

He served on the inaugural Papatoetoe Town Board from May 1919.[6] From his second term, he was chairman of the town board until he entered parliament (i.e. six years[4]). He was the representative of the Auckland Suburban Local Bodies on the Railway Advisory Board.[2]

He represented the Hauraki electorate from 1928 to 1931 when he died in office.[7]

Family and death

Arthur Hall's grave

Hall married Margaret Scott at her brother's residence at Paterangi (Waikato) on 18 April 1906.[1]

He had an intracerebral hemorrhage on 16 April 1931 followed by emergency surgery in a Wellington hospital,[8] but died in the early hours of 18 April at age 50. He was survived by his wife and their daughter.[2] He was buried at Papatoetoe Presbyterian Cemetery, with the Hon. Arthur Stallworthy representing the prime minister at the funeral.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wedding at Paterangi". Waikato Times. Vol. LVII, no. 6992. 20 April 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Death of an MP: Mr. A. W. Hall of Hauraki". The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Papers Past.
  3. ↑ "Obituary". The Northern Advocate. 18 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Papers Past.
  4. 1 2 "Obituary". Otago Daily Times. 17 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Papers Past.
  5. ↑ "Bowling Spasms". Observer. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 48. 3 August 1918. p. 22. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Papatoetoe Town Board". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVI, no. 17167. 22 May 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 110.
  8. ↑ "Obituary". The Press. 18 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Papers Past.
  9. ↑ "Funeral of Mr Hall (photo)". The New Zealand Herald. 20 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Papers Past.
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