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

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suburb of One Tree Hill in 1880. He was the youngest son of Robert Hall of Remuera, 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

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. He settled in

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in 1906 at the latest and had farms there and at

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. His last residence in Papatoetoe was in St George Street. A keen bowler, Hall chaired the Papatoetoe Bowling Club for two years during the 1910s.

Political career

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

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electorate from

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to 1931 when he died in office.

Family and death

Hall married Margaret Scott at her brother's residence at

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(Waikato) on 18 April 1906. He had an

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on 16 April 1931 followed by emergency surgery in a Wellington hospital, but died in the early hours of 18 April at age 50. He was survived by his wife and their daughter. He was buried at Papatoetoe Presbyterian Cemetery, with the Hon.

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representing the prime minister at the funeral.

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