Given the question: Facts: - death place: raumati , kapiti coast , new zealand - leader: harry holland - successor: peter fraser - party: labour party united labour party ipll - death date: 25 july 1964 - predecessor: andrew walker - office: member of the labour party of the new zealand legislative council 3rd president - term end: 1919 1920 - term start: 1907 1918 - birth date: 16 august 1874 - name: tom paul - nationality: new zealand - image: file : tom paul 1919.jpg - birth place: boort , victoria , australia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tom paul .
The answer is:
john thomas '' tom '' paul -lrb- 16 august 1874 -- 25 july 1964 -rrb- was a new zealand compositor , trade unionist , politician , editor , journalist and censor .