Maurice B. Ball

Maurice Benton Ball

Full Name: Maurice Benton Ball
Date of birth: November 10, 1924
Date of death: April 7, 1994

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 51-4 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (1) (2)   Republican Dallas / Dallas   Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
(2) Republican. 1964-1965 edition, pp. 532-533. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide.

Terms of Service top

House District 51-4
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th (1) (2)  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
(2) Republican. 1964-1965 edition, pp. 532-533. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Military Service Notes

  • United States Navy, World War II. "Answering his country's call during her darkest hour, he enlisted in the Navy in December 1942, and while serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II he demonstrated unflinching bravery as the commanding officer of a landing craft infantry ship involved in action at Eniwetok, Okinawa, and the Philippines." 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 25. Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963
Banks and Banking  
Claims and Accounts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Military and Veterans' Affairs  
Public Health  

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