Georges Ball

Georges Ball (September 11, 1838 May 30, 1928), also known as George Ball, was a Canadian politician and lumber merchant.

Georges Ball
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Nicolet
In office
1900–1904
Preceded byJoseph Hector Leduc
Succeeded byRodolphe Lemieux
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet
In office
1897–1900
Preceded byLouis Beaubien
Succeeded byEdmund James Flynn
Personal details
Born(1838-09-11)September 11, 1838
Champlain, Lower Canada
DiedMay 30, 1928(1928-05-30) (aged 89)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Conservative Party of Quebec
Professionlumber merchant

Born in Champlain, Lower Canada, Ball was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet from 1897 to 1900. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the 1900 federal election for the riding of Nicolet. He was defeated in the 1904 federal election and again in the 1906 Nicolet by-election.

1900 Canadian federal election: Nicolet
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorges Ball2,277
LiberalCharles Milot2,136
1904 Canadian federal election: Nicolet
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRodolphe Lemieux2,698
ConservativeGeorges Ball2,356

By-election: On Mr. Lemieux being elected to sit for Gaspé, 3 December 1906

By-election on 29 December 1906
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Ramsay Devlin2,721
ConservativeGeorges Ball2,328

References

  • Georges Ball – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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