Alderman Sir Albert Ball JP (1863 - 1946) was Mayor of Nottingham and Lord Mayor of Nottingham

Lord Mayor of Nottingham

The Lord Mayor of Nottingham is a largely ceremonial role for the city of Nottingham, England. The position was historically Mayor of Nottingham; this was changed to Lord Mayor in 1928. The current Lord Mayor of Nottingham for 2010/2011 is Councillor Brian Grocock...

, and the father of the famous Great War air ace Captain Albert Ball

Albert Ball

Albert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC was an English fighter pilot of the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces...

, V.C., D.S.O.**, M.C.

Albert Ball started life as a plumber, and in 1896 was living at 301 Lenton Boulevard (now Castle Boulevard), Nottingham. By the end of the nineteenth century had risen to become an estate agent, with an office in Nottingham and had moved to Sedgley House, 43 Lenton Avenue, The Park, Nottingham. He was a councillor for the Castle ward of the city and later appointed a Justice of the Peace.

In 1908 he purchased Bulwell Hall with 575 acres and mineral rights for £35,000 (£ as of ) . In 1914 he retired as a director of the Austin Motor Company

Austin Motor Company

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. In April 1919 he purchased Papplewick Hall

Papplewick Hall

Papplewick Hall is a Grade I listed English country house in Papplewick, Nottinghamshire.It was completed around 1787 for the Hon. Frederick Montague and is probably the work of William Lindley of Doncaster....

 for £136,410 (£ as of ) . In 1936 he also bought Upton Hall

Upton Hall

Upton Hall is the headquarters of the British Horological Institute in Upton, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England. It has been the headquarters since 1972. It houses a library and a museum, as well as a substantial collection of antique longcase clocks, owned by the institute...

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He was created a Knight Bachelor

Knight Bachelor

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 in 1924 and was Lord of the Manors of Bunny, Bradmore and Tollerton. In 1926 he built himself a new property, Stansted House, on Derby Road, Nottingham. He was Mayor of Nottingham in 1909, Alderman of Nottingham in 1929, and Lord Mayor of Nottingham in 1935. He died on 27 March 1946.

Family

He was the son of George Ball and Lois Attenborough. He married firstly Harriett Mary Page (1864-1931) in 1886. The children from this marriage were:

• Hilda Ball (16 Aug 1887 - 27 Aug 1887)
• Lois Beatrice Ball (26 Feb 1892 - 1991) married in Nottingham on 2 March 1918 to Lieutenant G. Stafford Anderson
• Albert Ball
  Albert Ball
  Albert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC was an English fighter pilot of the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces...
  
   (14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917)
• Arthur Cyril Ball (1897 - 2 Jul 1958)

In 1933 he married Estelle DannahThe Times, Thursday 15 Jun 1933 (b.1905). He died aged 83 at Bournemouth

Bournemouth

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.. The amount left in his will was over £110,000 (£ as of ) .