Joseph H. Ball

Joseph H. Ball
Official portrait, c. 1941
United States Senator from Minnesota
In office October 14, 1940 – November 17, 1942
Appointed by	Harold Stassen
Preceded by	Ernest Lundeen
Succeeded by	Arthur E. Nelson
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Arthur E. Nelson
Succeeded by	Hubert Humphrey
Personal details
Born	Joseph Hurst Ball (1905-11-03)November 3, 1905 Crookston, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	December 18, 1993(1993-12-18) (aged 88) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elisabeth Josephine Robbins
Relations	Sara Elisabeth Lister (daughter)
Alma mater	Antioch College Eau Claire Normal School University of Minnesota

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. He 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.^[1]