About: Albert Ball (politician)

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Sir Albert Ball JP (20 July 1863 – 27 March 1946) was Mayor of Nottingham and Lord Mayor of Nottingham, and the father of the famous Great War air ace Captain Albert Ball (1896–1917), a recipient of the Victoria Cross. In 1908, he purchased Bulwell Hall with 575 acres and mineral rights for £35,000 (equivalent to £3,887,736) . In 1914, he retired as a director of the Austin Motor Company. In April 1919 he purchased Papplewick Hall for £136,410 (equivalent to £6,669,129 in 2021) . In 1936 he also bought Upton Hall. His portrait, by Noel Denholm Davis, in the collection of .

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  • Sir Albert Ball JP (20 July 1863 – 27 March 1946) was Mayor of Nottingham and Lord Mayor of Nottingham, and the father of the famous Great War air ace Captain Albert Ball (1896–1917), a recipient of the Victoria Cross. 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 he 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 (equivalent to £3,887,736) . In 1914, he retired as a director of the Austin Motor Company. In April 1919 he purchased Papplewick Hall for £136,410 (equivalent to £6,669,129 in 2021) . In 1936 he also bought Upton Hall. He was created a Knight Bachelor 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. His portrait, by Noel Denholm Davis, in the collection of . (en)
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  • Sir Albert Ball JP (20 July 1863 – 27 March 1946) was Mayor of Nottingham and Lord Mayor of Nottingham, and the father of the famous Great War air ace Captain Albert Ball (1896–1917), a recipient of the Victoria Cross. In 1908, he purchased Bulwell Hall with 575 acres and mineral rights for £35,000 (equivalent to £3,887,736) . In 1914, he retired as a director of the Austin Motor Company. In April 1919 he purchased Papplewick Hall for £136,410 (equivalent to £6,669,129 in 2021) . In 1936 he also bought Upton Hall. His portrait, by Noel Denholm Davis, in the collection of . (en)
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  • Albert Ball (politician) (en)
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