L. Heisler Ball

L. Heisler Ball

Lewis Heisler ball (* 21st September 1861 in New Castle County , Delaware ; † 18th October 1932 in Wilmington , Delaware) was an American politician of the Republican Party . From 1901 to 1905 and from 1919 to 1925 he sat for the US state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives and the US Senate .

Early life and family

Ball was born in New Castle County to John Ball and Sarah Baldwin. In 1882 he graduated from the University of Delaware from a degree. In 1885 he finished his medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania . In 1887 he made then with a private medical practice independently . In 1893 Ball married Katherine Springer Justis.

Political career

When J. Edward Addicks ran for a seat in the US Senate, Ball joined the Republican Party. Ball supported Addicks in his ultimately unsuccessful endeavors. He held his first political office from 1899 to 1901 when he was State Treasurer of Delaware. In 1900 he ran for a seat in the US House of Representatives. He took up his mandate in 1901. Ball represented Delaware for one legislative term. Ball was elected to the Bundessenat in 1903 to fill the vacant seat since 1899. In 1905 he resigned from the Senate.

Between 1905 and his renewed entry into the Federal Senate, he worked again as a doctor. 1918 successfully ran ball against Willard Saulsbury junior . In the election he prevailed with 51% of the vote. From 1919 Ball represented Delaware for the second time in the Federal Senate. Ball temporarily chaired the United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills , which later became part of the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration . He was also a member of the United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia . In June 1919, Ball voted for the controversial 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution . In August 1921, Ball's motorcade was shot several times, but the senator was not injured. In 1925, Ball left the Senate after losing to T. Coleman du Pont in primary .

After leaving the Senate, Ball returned to work as a doctor. He died in Wilmington in 1932.

Web links

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• L. Heisler Ball in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• L. Heisler ball in the database of Find a Grave (English)