Robert James Ball Explained

Riding:Grey South
Term Start:1911
Term End:1917
Predecessor:Henry Horton Miller
Successor:riding abolished
Birth Date:January 15, 1857
Birth Place:Allan Park, Canada West
Profession:accountant, life insurance agent, teacher
Party:Conservative
Riding2:Grey Southeast
Term Start2:1917
Term End2:1921
Predecessor2:first member
Successor2:Agnes MacPhail

Robert James Ball (January 15, 1857 – February 26, 1928) was a Canadian politician, accountant, life insurance agent and teacher. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1911 as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Grey South after being defeated in 1908. He was re-elected in 1917 to Grey Southeast and joined the Unionist Party coalition on March 18, 1918. He was defeated in 1921 by Agnes MacPhail who thus became the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons.

Ball was born in Allan Park, Canada West. Prior to his federal political career, he was a town councillor in Hanover, Ontario for three years and reeve for two years.