William Lee Ball (1781 - 1824)

Born 2 Jan 1781 in Lancaster Co. VA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Pierce) Ball — married 30 Apr 1804 in Fauquier County, VA

Descendants

Died 29 Feb 1824 at age 43 in Washington, DC

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Biography

US Congressman from Virginia. The son of Colonel James Bell, a longtime member of the Virginia House of Delegates, he received a liberal education before following his father into a political career. He served seven terms in the House of Delegates (1805 to 1806, 1810 to 1814) and four in the State Senate (1814 to 1817). During the War of 1812 he was assigned as paymaster for the 92nd Virginia Regiment. An early Republican, Ball was elected to four consecutive terms in the US House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 9th and 13th (now obsolete) Congressional Districts, and served from 1817 until his death in office.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6984114/william-lee-ball
• Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers. Record for William L. Ball.
• Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923; Civil Registry Office, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan. Early Tombs in Westmoreland, Richmond, and Northumberland Counties, Tombs in White Chapel Church Yard, Lancaster, Virginia.Record for William Lee Ball.