Thomas Ball III
Full Name: Thomas Ball IIIDate of birth: December 10, 1836
Date of death: May 11, 1917
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 23 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th (1) | Democrat | Jacksboro / Jack | Clay, Jack, Montague, Parker, Tarrant, Wise, Young |
(1) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal. April 18, 1876 April 27, 1876
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Senate District 23
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Jacksboro / Jack Counties in district: Clay, Jack, Montague, Parker, Tarrant, Wise, Young |
(1) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal. April 18, 1876 April 27, 1876
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch in "State Senators Elect: Personal Sketches Completed - Seventeen Lawyers, Seven Grangers, Two Doctors, One Editor and Four Colored Politicians - the Political Structure of the New Senate of Texas," 3/3/1876, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
- BALL, THOMAS III (1836–1917). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and photograph, p. 127. Birth date 12/10/1836. "Served in Texas State Senate, 1876." History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909.
- Biographical sketch, pp. 38-39. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Lieutenant, 47th Virginia Infantry and 9th Virginia Cavalry. History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909.
- Confederate States Army, Captain. Los Angeles Times.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - Thos. Ball, Austin, Travis County, age 43, born circa 1837 in Virginia, Deputy Attorney General.
Census of 1900 - Thos. Ball, Wicomico, Northumberland County, Virginia, age 64, born December 1836 in Virginia, lawyer.
Thomas Ball, birth date 12/10/1836 in Virginia, death date 5/11/1917 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, retired lawyer, California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 - Lieutenant Thomas Ball III, birth date 12/10/1836 in Northumberland County, Virginia; death date 5/11/1917 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; burial in Hollywood, California. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Obituary and portrait, "Warrior, Ex-Assistant Attorney-General, Dies," 5/12/1917, p. 11. "He served in the State Senate of Texas, was assistant Attorney-General of that State and was assistant Attorney-General of the United States from 1893 to 1896 . . ." Los Angeles Times.
Photographs
- Photograph. Thos. Ball, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.
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