About Thomas Ball
Lived 1809 – 1897 (aged 88). Thomas Ball was a New Zealand politician.
Thomas Ball (28 February 1809 – 25 December 1897) was a New Zealand coloniser, landowner and politician. He was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, on 28 February 1809.
He was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Northland, New Zealand. He represented the Mongonui electorate from to 1870, when he resigned.
He died at Onehunga in 1897, having resided there for 18 years. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery.
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Who was Thomas Ball?
New Zealand politician (1809–1897)
When was Thomas Ball born?
Thomas Ball was born on 28 February 1809 in Brigg.
When did Thomas Ball die?
Thomas Ball died on 25 December 1897 in Onehunga.
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Thomas Ball was a politician.
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Thomas Ball was New Zealand.
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· DBpedia: Thomas Ball (New Zealand politician)
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