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American politician (1835–1887)
M. D. Ball
In office President Grover Cleveland Preceded by Edward W. Haskett Succeeded by Whitaker M. Grant In office Preceded by William H. Fowle and George L. Simpson Succeeded by George A. Mushbach
Born
Mottrom Dulany Ball
(1835-06-23 ) June 23, 1835Falls Church, Virginia , U.S.Died September 13, 1887(1887-09-13) (aged 52 )Sitka , Alaska , U.S. Resting place Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. Political party Democratic Republican Spouse
(m. 1860) Education College of William and Mary (BA LLB )Occupation
lawyer
newspaper publisher
Allegiance Confederate States Branch/service Confederate States Army Years of service 1861–1865 Rank Lieutenant Colonel Unit 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Battles/wars American Civil War
Mottrom Dulany Ball [a] Confederate Army officer and collector of customs for the United States Department of the Treasury . From March 27, 1878, to June 13, 1879, he was the highest-ranking federal official in the Department of Alaska , making him the de facto governor of the territory.
Early life [ edit ]
Mottrom Dulany Ball[1] [2] Falls Church , Fairfax County, Virginia , to Mary (née Dulany) and Spencer Mottrom Ball.[3] [4] Alexandria . He graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts on July 4, 1854. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi .[4] Civil War , he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the College of William and Mary on July 4, 1867.[4]
Ball served as lieutenant colonel of the 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War .[3] [4]
Ball moved to Alexandria and practiced law with his uncle William Heath Dulany. For a time, he also practiced law in Baltimore .[4] Virginia Sentinel (also called the Standard and Sentinel ) of Alexandria for about six years. He was also the owner.[3] [5] [6] [7]
Ball was a Democrat .[6] Virginia House of Delegates , representing Alexandria and Alexandria County .[8] Republican Party .[6] Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Ball as collector of customs for the Territory of Alaska on March 27, 1878. He served in that role officially until June 13, 1879. During this period, he was the highest ranking federal official in Alaska, and de facto governor.[3] [4] [2] James Garfield in July 1881, despite a petition from citizens in Sitka, Alaska .[4]
On September 5, 1881, he won an election to be Alaska's first territorial delegate in the United States House of Representatives , but the United States House Committee on Elections did not recognize the results, and he was not seated.[4] [9] [10] Alaskan , a newspaper in Sitka. He worked as the paper's first editor.[4]
Ball was confirmed as district attorney of the Territory of Alaska on July 9, 1886, though some sources suggest he started the role in 1885.[7] [4] [11] [3] [4]
Personal life [ edit ]
Ball married Sallie Lewis Wright on October 17, 1860.[4] [4] [12] [13]
Ball died on September 13, 1887, in Sitka while traveling from Alaska to Seattle on the steamer Ancon [3] [7] [4] [14] Falls Church .[1] [4]
Mottrom Drive in McLean, Virginia , is named for Ball.[15]
^ Also spelled Mottram, Motrom , Mottrone ; sources differ greatly
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f "Bringing His Body Home" . The Evening Star . September 22, 1887. p. 4 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Mottrom Dulany Ball: A Founding Father of Alaska" . Alaskan History Magazine . November–December 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Issuu .
^ "A new daily paper..." The Daily Index . March 3, 1971. p. 4 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c "M. D. Ball..." The Free Lance . September 23, 1887. p. 2 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c "Death of Col. M. D. Ball" . Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser 3 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Alexandria Elections" . Richmond Dispatch . May 30, 1876. p. 3 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Territory of Alaska" . The Washington Critic . November 19, 1881. p. 3 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "From Washington" . Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser 2 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Nominations and Confirmations" . The Evening Star . July 9, 1886. p. 1 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Personal" . Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser 3 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A letter received..." Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser 2 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Col. M. D. Ball..." Valley Virginian . September 22, 1887. p. 2 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Barakat, Matthew (August 9, 2021). "Virginia contends with Confederate names on side streets" . AP News . Associated Press . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
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