Ball Baronets
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There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Ball, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Ball Baronetcy, of Mamhead in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 July 1672 for Peter Ball. However, some sources claim that the patent never passed the Great Seal
Great Seal of the Realm
The Great Seal of the Realm or Great Seal of the United Kingdom is a seal that is used to symbolise the Sovereign's approval of important state documents...

 and Peter Ball and his sons never used the title.

The Ball Baronetcy, of Blofield in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 June 1801 for the naval commander and colonial administrator Alexander Ball
Alexander Ball
Sir Alexander John Ball, 1st Baronet was a British Admiral and the first British governor of Malta. He was born in Ebworth Park, Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire. He was the fourth son of Robert and Mary Ball....

. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1874.

The Ball Baronetcy, of Merion Square in Dublin and Killybegs in the County of Donegal, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 June 1911 for the Irish surgeon Charles Ball. He was Regius Professor of Surgery at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...

, and President of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was also Regius Professor of Surgery. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He was Professor of Botany at University College, Colombo, Sr Lanka
University of Colombo
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. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2002.

Ball Baronets, of Blofield (1801)

  • Sir Alexander John Ball, 1st Baronet (1757-1809)
  • Sir William Keith Ball, 2nd Baronet (1791-1874)

Ball Baronets, of Merion Square and Killybegs (1911)

  • Sir Charles Bent Balfour, 1st Baronet (1851-1916)
  • Sir Charles Arthur Kinahan Ball, 2nd Baronet (1877-1945)
  • Sir Nigel Gresley Ball, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Nigel Ball, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Nigel Gresley Ball, 3rd Baronet was Professor of Botany at University College, Colombo, Sri Lanka, .-Background and family:Ball was the younger son of Sir Charles Bent Ball, 1st Baronet and his wife Annie Julia Kinahan....

    (1892-1978)
  • Sir Charles Irwin Ball, 4th Baronet (1924-2002)
  • Sir Richard Bentley Ball, 5th Baronet (b. 1953
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