John Ballance
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 1890 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
Māori.
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