John Thomas Ball
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John Thomas Ball QC
(24 July 1815 – 17 March 1898) was an Irish
barrister and politician in the Parliament
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
.
Educated at Trinity College, Dublin
, LLD 1844; barrister
, 1840; Queen's Counsel
, 1854; Vicar-General of the province of Armagh, 1862; Queen's Advocate in Ireland, 1865; Solicitor General for Ireland, 1868; Attorney General for Ireland, 1868 and 1874–1875. He became a member of the Privy Council of Ireland
in 1868.
He was a Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Dublin University 1868–1875; Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1880.
Opposed Irish Church Act; assisted in framing future constitution of disestablished Church of Ireland
; opposed Gladstone's
first Irish Land Bill
of 1870 and Irish University Bill of 1873. Lord Chancellor of Ireland
, 1875–1881.
His son, F Elrington Ball
, was an author and legal historian.
Queen's Counsel
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(24 July 1815 – 17 March 1898) was an Irish
Ireland
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barrister and politician in the Parliament
Palace of Westminster
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of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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.
Educated at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, LLD 1844; barrister
Barrister
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, 1840; Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, 1854; Vicar-General of the province of Armagh, 1862; Queen's Advocate in Ireland, 1865; Solicitor General for Ireland, 1868; Attorney General for Ireland, 1868 and 1874–1875. He became a member of the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
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in 1868.
He was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Dublin University 1868–1875; Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1880.
Opposed Irish Church Act; assisted in framing future constitution of disestablished Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
; opposed Gladstone's
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
first Irish Land Bill
Irish Land Acts
The Land Acts were a series of measures to deal with the question of peasant proprietorship of land in Ireland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Five such acts were introduced by the government of the United Kingdom between 1870 and 1909...
of 1870 and Irish University Bill of 1873. Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
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, 1875–1881.
His son, F Elrington Ball
F Elrington Ball
Francis Elrington Ball was an Irish author and legal historian, best known for his work The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 .-Life:...
, was an author and legal historian.