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Andrew J. Ball
Full Name: Andrew J. Ball
Date of birth: August 17, 1833
Date of death: February 26, 1923
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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23
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Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
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14th
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Democrat
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Weatherford / Parker
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Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young
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23
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Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
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13th
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(6)
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Democrat
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Weatherford / Parker
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Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor
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(1)
Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History.
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2)
14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(3)
"Because of the adoption of the new constitution [of 1876], any member of the 14th Legislature who wished to continue to serve had to run for reelection," p. 220.
The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4)
Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5)
13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(6)
13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145.
The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical sketch, pp. 380-382. Ball was born in 8/17/1833 in Mason County, Kentucky, and was a member of the democratic state convention in 1871.
Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas, 1877.
Biographical sketch, Andrew J. Ball, p. 146, born in Mason County, Kentucky in 1832 or 1833. Conservative Democrat, "elected to serve in the 13th and 14th Legislatures."
The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
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Andrew J. Ball, birth date Aug. 1832 in Mason County, Kentucky, death date 2/26/1923 in Burnet. Census of 1860 and 1880, Parker County; U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958; Fauntleroy BALL / "Matthews, MATHIS" family tree.
Ancestry.com.
Obituary, "A.J. Ball pioneer of Texas dies in Dallas County," Farmers Branch, 2/27/1923, p. 1. Captain A.J. Ball, age 90, died Monday, 2/26/1923, at home of brother R.S. Ball. Captain of a Texas regiment during the Civil War.
Denton Record-Chronicle.
A.J. Ball, Weatherford, Parker County, born in Kentucky, lawyer, age 39 (born ca. 1834).
Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
Possibly Capt. A.J. Ball listed in "Civil War Soldiers buried in Parker County," no birth or death dates.
TXGenWeb Project.
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Photograph.
Andrew J. Ball, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Andrew J. Ball, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
Photograph.
Andrew J. Ball, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection..
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