John Ball (Drogheda MP)

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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

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]

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  1. ISBN 978-0-300-17921-7
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  3. doi:10.3318/dib.000345.v1
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  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. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0
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  7. JSTOR 27729240
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