John Ballance, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Ballance

14th Premier of New Zealand

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1839

Place of Birth: County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1893

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Ireland, New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Ballance (27 March 1839 – 27 April 1893) was an Irish-born New Zealand politician who was the 14th Premier of New Zealand, from January 1891 to April 1893, the founder of the Liberal Party (the country's first organised political party), and a Georgist.
In 1891 he led his party to its first election victory, forming the first New Zealand government along party lines, but died in office three years later.
Ballance supported votes for women.
He also supported land reform, though at considerable cost to Maori.