John Thomas Ball
John Thomas Ball QC (24 July 1815 – 17 March 1898) was an Irish barrister and politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, LLD 1844; barrister, 1840; Queen's Counsel, 1854; Vicar-General of the province of Armagh, 1862; Queen's Advocate in Ireland, 1865; Solicitor General for Ireland, 1868; Attorney General for Ireland, 1868 and 1874–1875. He became a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1868.
He was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Dublin University 1868–1875; Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1880.
Opposed Irish Church Act; assisted in framing future constitution of disestablished Church of Ireland; opposed Gladstone's first Irish Land Bill of 1870 and Irish University Bill of 1873. Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1875–1880.[1]
His son, F Elrington Ball, was an author and legal historian.
References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Ball
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Anthony Lefroy Robert Warren |
Member of Parliament for Dublin University 1868–1875 With: Anthony Lefroy 1868–1870 David Plunket 1870–1875 |
Succeeded by David Plunket Edward Gibson |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Michael Harrison |
Solicitor General for Ireland 1868 |
Succeeded by Henry Ormsby |
| Preceded by Robert Warren |
Attorney General for Ireland 1868 |
Succeeded by Edward Sullivan |
| Preceded by Christopher Palles |
Attorney General for Ireland 1874 |
Succeeded by Henry Ormsby |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by In Commission |
Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1875–1880 |
Succeeded by The Lord O'Hagan |
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