Thomas Ball

Thomas Ball (28 February 1809 – 25 December 1897) was a New Zealand coloniser, landowner and politician. He was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, on 28 February 1809. He was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Northland, New Zealand. He represented the Mongonui electorate from to 1870, when he resigned. He died at Onehunga in 1897, having resided there for 18 years. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery. References