john ballance

Personal details

Full Name:

  • John Ballance

Lifetime:

  • 27 Mar 183927 Apr 1893

Premier:

24 Jan 1891–27 Apr 1893

Age on becoming Premier:

51

Electorate:

Wanganui

Political Party:

Liberal

Biography

John Ballance, who led the Liberals to power in 1890, was called ‘the rainmaker’ by voters relieved to see the return of prosperity.

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Events In History

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    John Ballance (1839–1893) became Colonial Treasurer in 1878, and in 1884 he became Native Minister in the Stout–Vogel ministry.