Clinton B. Ballard

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Clinton B. Ballard
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
ConstituencyOutagamie County
In office
1908–1912
In office
1914–1916
In office
1918–1920
Personal details
Born
Clinton Broadwell Ballard

(1860-11-16)November 16, 1860
Appleton, Wisconsin
DiedJanuary 1, 1946(1946-01-01) (aged 85)
Appleton, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
OccupationFarmer, politician

Clinton Broadwell Ballard (November 16, 1860 – January 1, 1946) was an American farmer and politician.

Biography

Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Ballard was a farmer and lived in the town of Grand Chute, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Ballard served on the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors and was a supporter of United States Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. In 1909, 1911, 1915, and 1919, Ballard served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican.[1]

After Ballard left office, he was appointed Wisconsin Treasury Agent and then Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Property. In 1926, he ran for the Republican nomination for Wisconsin State Treasurer and lost the election. Then Ballard opened a grocery store in Glen Oaks, Wisconsin on Old Middleton Road.

Ballard died at his daughter's house in Appleton as a result of a stroke.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919; Biographical Sketch of Clinton B. Ballard, p. 498.
  2. ^ "Clint Ballard Dies". Waukesha Daily Freeman. January 2, 1946. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "C. B. Ballard, State Political Figure, Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. January 2, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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