Person Ball; John (1818 - 1889) Ball John 1818 - 1889 British Male Dublin, Ireland 20 August 1818 His house, 10 Southwell Gardens, South Kensington 21 October 1889

19 Carlisle Terrace, Kensington (1867); Venice (1867)

Barrister Natural history Botany Education: Oscott College; Christ's College, Cambridge. MA Career: Travelled in Europe; studied the Alps; called to the Irish Bar (1845); Assistant Poor Law Commissioner (1846-1847 and 1849-1851); MP for Carlow (1852); Under Secretary of State for the Colonies (1855-1857); Memberships: FLS; MRIA; Alpine Club (first President 1857) Eldest son of Nicholas Ball, Judge of the Court of Common Please, Ireland, and his wife Janes Sherlock of Butlerstown Castle, County Waterford; married twice Royal Society roles: VP 1882-1883 Fellow 04/06/1868 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1889-1890 vol 47 pp v-ix signed by J D H International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 20 Aug 1818 - 21 Oct 1889 NA6334 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/107533367 ca886c69-60a0-4ac8-9cc2-76acdc2bea10