Lewis Heisler Ball

Republican Senator of Delaware

Congresses Served

House Terms

Senate Terms

September 21, 1861 (72 years old)

Birthday

October 18, 1933

Death

Served as U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Initially elected as State Treasurer of Delaware from 1899 to 1901.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1900, serving until 1903.
Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1903, serving until 1905, and again from 1919 to 1925.
Played a role during a politically tumultuous period in Delaware, opposing J. Edward Addicks.
Involved in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, supporting women’s suffrage.
Faced challenges in gaining patronage for Delaware and had rivalries within the Republican Party.
Experienced an assassination attempt in 1921 due to his controversial actions on a rent commission.
His tenure in the Senate was marked by deadlocks in the Delaware General Assembly, highlighting the need for the Seventeenth Amendment.
Died in 1933 from pneumonia and is buried in a local cemetery.