Arthur Bally
Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn
In office 1886 – 31 December 1912
Constituency	Olten District
Personal details
Born	Arthur Bally (1849-12-16)16 December 1849 Schönenwerd, Switzerland
Died	31 December 1912(1912-12-31) (aged 63) Schönenwerd, Switzerland
Spouse	Julie Herzog ​ (m. 1874)​
Relations	Eduard Bally (brother)
Children	4, including Max
Parent	Carl Franz Bally (father)
Occupation	Businessman, industrialist, politician

Arthur Bally (16 December 1849 - 31 December 1912) was a Swiss businessman, industrialist and politician who served on the Cantonal Council of Solothurn for the Liberal-Progressive party from 1886 to 1912.

In 1892, he took-over the family business, Bally, together with his brother Eduard Bally. Bally was the younger son of Carl Franz Bally and his wife Cécile Bally (née Rychner) of Schönenwerd.^[1][2]

In 1874, Bally married Julie Herzog (1852–1934), a daughter of Carl Johann 'Hans' Herzog and Emilie Herzog (née von Alberti). Her maternal grandfather was Friedrich August von Alberti, a German geologist.^[3] They had four children:

• Hans Arthur Bally (1875–1903), remained unmarried
• Alice Emilie Cecile Bally (1877–1947), married textile manufacturer Paul Matter (1868–1950) of Kölliken.
• Julia Bally (1878–1952), married textile manufacturer Alfred Hüssy (1872–1964) of Safenwil.
• Max Bally (1880–1976), married Anna Helena Hünerwadel (1880–1965) of Lenzburg.

Bally died 31 December 1912 aged 63 in Schönenwerd.