Death
In 1893, at the height of his success and popularity, he died in Wellington of an intestinal disease after a severe surgical operation. Ballance is believed to have supported Robert Stout as his successor, but his rapid descent into illness prevented him from securing that outcome. Instead, he was followed as Premier by Richard Seddon. A statue was erected to Ballance's memory in front of Parliament House, Wellington. The statue does not appear to stand as centrally to Parliament buildings now, as it is in front of the library. Parliament buildings were moved to a bigger building some time after the statue was erected.
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