William L. Ball | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | John Hungerford |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Stevenson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – February 29, 1824 | |
| Preceded by | Burwell Bassett |
| Succeeded by | John Taliaferro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Lee Ball (1781-01-02)January 2, 1781 Lancaster County,Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 29, 1824(1824-02-29) (aged 43) |
| Resting place | Congressional Cemetery |
William Lee Ball (January 2, 1781 – February 29, 1824) was a nineteenth-century politician fromVirginia who served four terms in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1817 to until his death in 1824.
Born inLancaster County, Virginia, Ball received a liberal schooling as a child. He was a slave owner.[1]
He was a member of theVirginia House of Delegates from 1805 to 1806 and again from 1810 to 1814. He served as apaymaster in theWar of 1812 and was assigned to the 92nd Virginia Regiment.[2]
He later went on to serve in theVirginia State Senate from 1814 to 1817. He was elected aDemocratic-Republican and later aCrawford Republican to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1816. He was reelected three times before dying in office in 1824.
He served in the House from 1817 until his death inWashington, D.C., on February 29, 1824.
He was interred inCongressional Cemetery.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 9th congressional district March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1823 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 13th congressional district March 4, 1823 – February 29, 1824 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
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