Thomas R. Ball

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thomas Raymond Ball (born February 12, 1896 in New York City , †  June 16, 1943 in Old Lyme , Connecticut ) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1941 he represented the second constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Ball graduated from the public schools in his home country. He then attended the Anglo-Saxon School in the French capital Paris and the Heathcote School in Harrison ( New York ) and the Art Students League in New York City. He then worked as a designer in 1916. During the First World War he was used as a soldier in the US Army in Europe. After the war, Ball moved to Old Lyme, Connecticut, where he worked as an architect. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1926 and 1938 he was a member of the Old Lyme Ward School Board. He was also a member of the local council. Between 1927 and 1937, Ball was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives .

In the 1938 congressional elections, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second district of Connecticut . There he stepped on January 3, 1939 to succeed the Democrat William J. Fitzgerald , whom he had defeated in the election. But since he was defeated in the next election against Fitzgerald, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1941 . After his time in the House of Representatives, Thomas Ball returned to his private business in Old Lyme. He died there in 1943.

Web links

  • Thomas R. Ball in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ball, Thomas R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ball, Thomas Raymond (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1943
Place of death Old Lyme , Connecticut