Joseph H. Ball
Joseph H. Ball | |
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Official portrait, c. 1941 | |
| United States Senator from Minnesota | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur E. Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Humphrey |
| In office October 14, 1940 – November 17, 1942 | |
| Appointed by | Harold Stassen |
| Preceded by | Ernest Lundeen |
| Succeeded by | Arthur E. Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Hurst Ball November 3, 1905 Crookston, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1993 (aged 88) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Virginia |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Josephine Robbins |
| Relations | Sara Elisabeth Lister (daughter) |
| Alma mater | Antioch College Eau Claire Normal School University of Minnesota |
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Joseph Hurst Ball (November 3, 1905 – December 18, 1993) was an American journalist, politician and businessman. Ball served as a Republican senator from Minnesota from 1940 to 1949. He was a conservative in domestic policy and a leading foe of labor unions who helped draft the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947. Ball was best known for his internationalism and his support for a postwar world organization, that became the United Nations. However, after 1945, he was an opponent of the Marshall Plan.