Mottrom Dulany Ball
Born: June 23, 1835
Birthplace: Oak Mount Plantation, Fairfax County, Virginia
Father: Spencer Mottrom Ball 1801 – 1859
(Buried: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia)
Mother: Mary Dulany 1813 – 1856
(Buried: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia)
Wife: Sarah Lewis Wright 1838 – 1923
(Buried: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia)
Children:
Sarah Lewis Ball 1866 – 1944
(Buried: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia)
Mottrom Corbin Ball 1868 – 1904
(Buried: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia)
Caroline Ball Mackall 1869 – 1949
(Buried: Lewinsville Presbyterian Cemetery, McLean, Virginia)
James Stuart Ball 1872 – 1941
(Buried: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia)
Annie Addison Ball 1875 – 1879
(Buried: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia)
Francis Mallory Ball 1876 – 1968
(Buried: Lewinsville Presbyterian Cemetery, McLean, Virginia)
Education:
1854: Graduated from College of William & Mary
Occupation before War:
Teacher at University of Maryland
School Teacher in Virginia
1856: Presented a political speech at Liberty Hall in Alexandria, Virginia
Attorney in Fairfax Court House, Virginia
1860: Member of the Constitution Union Political Party
1860: Organizer of Fairfax Cavalry at Lewinsville, Virginia
Civil War Career:
Colonel of 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
Occupation after War:
Founder of Virginia Sentinel Newspaper
Collector of Customs in Alaska Territory
1878 – 1879: Governor of Alaska Territory
1885 – 1887: United States Attorney in Alaska Territory
Founding Editor of the Alaskan Newspaper
Died: September 13, 1887
Place of Death: Sitka, Alaska
Age at time of Death: 52 years old
Burial Place: Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia
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