Thomas Ball (New Zealand politician)

New Zealand politician

New Zealand Parliament Years  | Term  | Electorate  | Party

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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.[1]

He was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Northland, New Zealand. He represented the Mongonui electorate from 1866 to 1870, when he resigned.[2]

He died at Onehunga in 1897, having resided there for 18 years.[3] He was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[4]

## References

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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) [First ed. published 1913]. 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 by

William Butler

|  Member of Parliament for Mongonui
1866-1870  | Succeeded by

Thomas Gillies

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