Bust sculpted by John Smyth in 1837[1]

John Ball (c. 1754[2][3][4] – 24 August 1813) was an Irish barrister and politician.[5]

Ball was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] From 1796 to 1800, he was MP for Drogheda in the Irish House of Commons.[6] Ball pleaded without success against the union in parliament and was seen as one of the most able lawyers of his day.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Larkin, Rita. "Smyth, John". In Murphy, Paula (ed.). Sculpture 1600–2000. Art and Architecture of Ireland. Vol. III. Yale University Press. pp. 324–325. ISBN 978-0-300-17921-7.
  2. 1 2 George Dames Burtchaell; Thomas Ulick Sadleir, eds. (1935). Alumni Dublinenses: A register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860). Alex. Thom & Co., Ltd. p. 35. doi:10.48495/70795b624.
  3. ↑ Woods, C. J. (2009). "Ball, John". Ireland's national biographical dictionary. doi:10.3318/dib.000345.v1.
  4. ↑ Monument in St. Peter's Church Drogheda: "MORTEM OBIIT A.D. MDCCCXIII AETATIS LIX", see File:Drogheda St. Peter's Church of Ireland John Ball Monument by John Smyth 2022 08 26.jpg
  5. ↑ Wright, William Ball (1908). Ball Family Records (PDF). York. p. 98. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ O'Hart, John (2021). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
  7. ↑ Major-General Stubbs (1919). "Louth Members of the Irish Parliament". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 4 (4): 375–86. JSTOR 27729240.


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