Edward Ball

Opposition Representative of Ohio's 16th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

November 6, 1811 (61 years old)

Birthday

November 22, 1872

Death

Served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1853 to 1857.
Worked as a farmer and law enforcement officer prior to his political career.
Held the position of deputy sheriff and later sheriff of Muskingum County.
Elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from 1845 to 1849.
Became the editor of the Zanesville Courier in 1849.
Elected as a Whig and later as an Opposition Party candidate in Congress.
Chaired the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds during his time in Congress.
Studied law after his congressional tenure and was admitted to the bar in 1860.
Served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860.
Held the position of Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863.
Returned to the Ohio House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870.
Died in an accident involving a railroad train in 1872.