Nicholas Ball (Irish lawyer)
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Nicholas Ball PC (Ire)
, KC (1791 – 19 January 1865) was Irish barrister, judge and Liberal
politician.
He was the eldest son of John Ball, a silk mercer of Dublin, where he lived for many years in No 75, St Stephen's Green. Ball was called to the bar in 1814 and became a King's Counsel in 1830.
Six years later, he was nominated a King's Serjeant and was admitted additionally a bencher of King's Inns
. In the same year he entered also the British House of Commons
for Clonmel
. Ball served as Attorney-General for Ireland
during Lord Melbourne
's second government
from 11 July 1838 to 23 February 1839, having been sworn off the Privy Council of Ireland
on taking office. When he subsequently was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
, he was only the second Roman Catholic since the reign of King James II of England to held this post.
On 30 October 1817, he married Jane Sherlock, daughter of Thomas Sherlock and his wife Jane Mansfield, of Butlerstown, Waterford. Their daughter, Jane Isabella, married Henry Edward Doyle
, director of the National Gallery of Ireland, and uncle of author Arthur Conan Doyle
. Ball's son, John
, was a Liberal
politician and a noted naturalist.
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
, KC (1791 – 19 January 1865) was Irish barrister, judge and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
He was the eldest son of John Ball, a silk mercer of Dublin, where he lived for many years in No 75, St Stephen's Green. Ball was called to the bar in 1814 and became a King's Counsel in 1830.
Six years later, he was nominated a King's Serjeant and was admitted additionally a bencher of King's Inns
King's Inns
The Honorable Society of King's Inns , is the institution which controls the entry of barristers-at-law into the justice system of Ireland...
. In the same year he entered also the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Clonmel
Clonmel (UK Parliament constituency)
Clonmel was a United Kingdom Parlbiament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-History:...
. Ball served as Attorney-General for Ireland
Attorney-General for Ireland
The Attorney-General for Ireland was an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was senior to the Solicitor-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters...
during Lord Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
's second government
Whig Government 1835-1841
Lord Melbourne's second government came to power after Sir Robert Peel's minority government resigned in 1835. Lord Palmerston returned as Foreign Secretary while Lord John Russell held his first major office as Home Secretary....
from 11 July 1838 to 23 February 1839, having been sworn off the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
on taking office. When he subsequently was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
The Court of Common Pleas was one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland. It was a mirror image of the equivalent court in England...
, he was only the second Roman Catholic since the reign of King James II of England to held this post.
On 30 October 1817, he married Jane Sherlock, daughter of Thomas Sherlock and his wife Jane Mansfield, of Butlerstown, Waterford. Their daughter, Jane Isabella, married Henry Edward Doyle
Henry Edward Doyle
Henry Edward Doyle CB was a British artist and director of the National Gallery of Ireland.Doyle was the third son of John Doyle by Marianne, daughter of Mr. James Conan, of Dublin. He was born in 1827, and educated as an artist...
, director of the National Gallery of Ireland, and uncle of author Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
. Ball's son, John
John Ball (naturalist)
John Ball was an Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller.-Background and education:Ball was born in Dublin, the eldest son of Nicholas Ball and his wife Jane Sherlock...
, was a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician and a noted naturalist.