Thomas Henry Ball | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – November 16, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph C. Hutcheson |
| Succeeded by | John M. Pinckney |
| Constituency | 1st district (1897–1903) 8th district (1903) |
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| Born | (1859-01-14)January 14, 1859 Huntsville, Texas |
| Died | May 7, 1944(1944-05-07) (aged 85) Houston, Texas |
| Resting place | Forest Park Cemetery, Houston |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Minnie, David, Rebecca, and 3 adopted children |
| Alma mater | Austin College University of Virginia School of Law |
| Profession | lawyer (admitted to bar 1886) |
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Thomas Henry Ball (January 14, 1859 – May 7, 1944) was aTexas politician and aDemocratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives. He was mayor ofHuntsville, Texas, from 1877 to 1892, and moved to Houston in 1902.[3]
Thomas Henry Ball andFrank Andrews formed a law firm in Houston in 1902. Melvin Kurth joined in 1913.Andrews Kurth was important to Texas railroad firms early in the twentieth century. It representedReconstruction Finance Corporation andFederal National Mortgage Corporation,New Deal agencies. In the early twenty-first century, Andrews Kurth had offices inLondon andBeijing, and employed more than 400 lawyers.[4]
He held many posts in theDemocratic Party of Texas, and unsuccessfully sought the 1914 nomination to beGovernor of Texas on aprohibition platform, despite endorsements fromPresidentWoodrow Wilson andWilliam Jennings Bryan. His Houstonlaw practice represented chiefly railroads and corporations, and he promoted Texas port facilities both in Congress and after. He was general counsel for thePort Commission of Houston. He was a delegate at the1892 Democratic National Convention, and in1924 and1928.[1][3]
Because Ball had been instrumental in routing a railroad through Peck, Texas, the town was renamedTomball, Texas, in his honor in 1907.[5]
Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Ball, Thomas Henry".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 199.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 1st congressional district March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 8th congressional district March 4, 1903 – November 16, 1903 | Succeeded by |
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