Thomas Ball (New Zealand politician) explained

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 to 1870, when he resigned.[1]

He died at Onehunga in 1897, having resided there for 18 years.[2] He was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 181.
  2. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS18980120.2.51 Obituary
  3. Web site: Purewa cemetery and crematorium . 2014 . 5 July 2014.