John Ball

American politician; Oregon pioneer (1794-1884)
Person human Q6220461
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John Ball

Summary

John Ball is a human[1]. His place of birth was Grafton County[2]. He was born on +1794-11-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Grand Rapids[4]. He died on +1884-02-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Ball's place of birth was Grafton County[2].
  • John Ball died in Grand Rapids[4].
  • John Ball was born on +1794-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Ball died on +1884-02-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Ball is buried at Grand Rapids[8].
  • A child of John Ball was Kate N. Ball Powers[9].
  • John Ball held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Ball's professions included politician[6].
  • John Ball held the position of member of the Michigan House of Representatives[11].
  • John Ball's education included a stint at Dartmouth College[12].
  • John Ball's image is recorded as JohnBallteacher.jpg[13].
  • John Ball is recorded as male[14].
  • John Ball's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Ball was affiliated with the Democratic Party[16].
  • John Ball's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063914679[17].
  • John Ball's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58323690[18].
  • John Ball's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95035082[19].
  • John Ball's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 9465507[20].
  • John Ball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02gxkt[21].
  • John Ball's Open Library ID is recorded as OL595150A[22].
  • John Ball's family name is recorded as Ball[23].
  • John Ball's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John Ball's work location is recorded as Lansing[25].
  • John Ball's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1004700[26].
  • John Ball's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Grafton County[2], John Ball… he was born on +1794-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Ball was educated at Dartmouth College[12].

Career and Affiliations

John Ball's professions included politician[6]. He held the position of member of the Michigan House of Representatives[11].

Personal Life

A child of John Ball was Kate N. Ball Powers[9]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[16].

Death and Burial

John Ball died on +1884-02-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Grand Rapids[4]. He is buried at Grand Rapids[8].

Why It Matters

John Ball ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Ball born?

John Ball was born in Grafton County[2].

Where did John Ball die?

John Ball died in Grand Rapids[4].

What did John Ball do for work?

John Ball worked as politician[6].

Where did John Ball go to school?

John Ball was educated at Dartmouth College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Dartmouth College
    Place of death Grand Rapids
    Family name Ball
    Sex or gender male
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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