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New Zealand politician

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1866–1870 4th Mongonui Independent

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 1866 to 1870, when he resigned.

He died at Onehunga in 1897, having resided there for 18 years. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery.

References

  1. McKenna, Neva Clarke. "Thomas Ball". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 181. OCLC 154283103.
  3. Obituary, Auckland Star 29(16):6, 20 January 1898.
  4. "Purewa cemetery and crematorium". 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded byWilliam Butler Member of Parliament for Mongonui
1866–1870
Succeeded byThomas Gillies


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